Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Moonshine takes second place Boca Blue took first place at the 11th Annual Red Gill Tarpon Tournament last Sunday, May 25. Red Gill is hosted by William Woodroffe and benefits the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum. “It was a beautiful day in Boca Grande Pass on Memorial Day weekend,” Woodroffe said. “It was extra special that […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
On the agenda for the next Lee County Commissioners meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3 is the item to approve the contract to renovate Wheeler Road Community Park. Item Number 19 on the consent agenda approves a contract amendment with Stultz, Inc., to renovate the park’s tennis and pickleball courts for $1,708,472.83. The […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
To the Editor: Thank you for allowing a comment here regarding the downtown two-hour suggested parking time. Regrettably I was unable to comment at the May 13 meeting. But I was hoping to ask the commissioners about the year-round full-time residents who actually live on Park Avenue. There are a lot of us. How will […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“The single biggest threat to our planet is the destruction of habitat and along the way loss of precious wildlife. We need to reach a balance where people, habitatand wildlife can co-existIf we don’t everyone loses … one day.” Steve Irwin, famous Australian wildlife conservationist and advocate for protection of endangered species If the Florida […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Education, Featured News.
Each year, the fifth graders at The Island School write of their favorite moments at the school, and their future plans, just before graduation. Below, our graduates: Amelia Besant I have been at The Island School for six years, and I started in kindergarten. I am a true born Floridian. One thing I really loved […]
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Boca Grande Woman’s Club Scholarships back row, l to r Sharon Cross, JoAnn Welch, Martha Durkin, Harlee Tudor, Reilly Feustel, Katlyn Cocks, Charles (Jaxon) Brown-Cape; front row, Judi Richardson, Sue Ewing, Shantal De Los Santos, Ambar Herde, Page Presnell, Maya Lamberto. Not shown, Craig Alarcon. Photo Submitted
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses,row on row,That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead.Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn,saw sunset glow.Loved and were loved,and now we lie in Flanders Fields. Take up our […]
Written by Harry Kalajian, MDT on . Posted in Columns.
BY HARRY KALAJIAN As the weather gets hotter, your dog feels it too. Although we know not to walk our dog or get into any activity under the hot sun, we must take extra precautions. Your dog doesn’t know better; all they care about is playing, and their walks. So we, the owners, must have […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Community History.
By KAREN GRACE It’s difficult to envision a boulevard in front of the beachfront houses but, as the accompanying 1919 photo shows, that’s how things were in the earliest years of the 20th century. The 1897 plat of the of the island north of what is now 1st Street shows 197 feet of high ground […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on June 7. Registration is from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pink Pony Courtyard. Fishing is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and awards are at 7 p.m., back at the Pink Pony Courtyard, […]