Look for new hydrants this spring
Pictured here, a working hydrant tested after Hurricane Milton. The Gasparilla Island Water Association expect to have new replacement fire hydrants delivered to the island this week. There are around five hydrants that have been non-functional since being damaged by flooding from Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. Ron Bolton, executive director of GIWA, said […]
Wrapping up week one of the Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic
The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic wrapped up week one on Friday, Jan. 23 with finals for the 70+ Mixed Doubles division. Jane Shanley and John Medgyesy took home the champions…
Fix for bulkhead on 4th Street
The beachfront seawall cap at 4th Street is under repair.
Tim Engstrom, public information specialist at Lee County, said that their Department of Transportation is repairing…
Range Light reopens Feb. 7 after closure for repair
The Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, also known as the Range Light, will officially reopen to the public on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m., following a two-month closure for a m…
EcoWatch: The consequences of global warming
This is a good time to be living in Florida, except if you’re unlucky enough to be living in the Florida Panhandle, including Pensacola, where residents were greeted with two inc…
SW Florida Fishing: Redfish
Hot redfish on a cold day…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Just like the rest of the country the chilly weather has arrived in southwest Florida this week. But don’t let these c…
Sudden Sunday storm makes for water distress calls, kayak death
Above, the storm as it came across the Gulf on Sunday. It was captured by a Beacon reader. Diane Cates said, “I was walking on the beach, felt a little wind on my back, turned ar…