Tag: Boca Beacon

Hurricane Dorian first threat of 2019 storm season

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As of press time on Thursday, Aug. 29, Hurricane Dorian was in position to make landfall on Florida’s east coast some time between late Monday night and during the day on...

Dog park public hearings to be scheduled

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE According to Lee County commissioners, the process for setting up a public meeting about our potential new dog park has begun. Initially the plan was for a new dog park to be...

How to protect your home from lightning

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Lightning is one of the most fickle aspects of nature, as those of us who live in “The Lightning Capital of the World” can attest to. With bolts of energy that can reach...

Island waste collection assessment to increase

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Charlotte County has reached an agreement with Waste Management to continue providing waste collection to residents of unincorporated areas of Charlotte County, beginning Oct. 1...

Hampton Boney publishes his first book, based on a tarpon dream

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN There’s a new author in town, and he happens to be a first grader at The Island School. Hampton Boney had a dream last year that he caught a 500-pound tarpon, breaking the record for...

Update on Larissa the loggerhead

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members reported that Larissa, the female loggerhead that was found wondering on the beach recently and transported to Mote Marine for...

Sign up now for the Great Beach Cleanup

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Join Gasparilla Vacations, LeeCounty, Gulf Coast International Properties and the Ocean Conservancy on Saturday, Sept. 21 for the 31st annual International Coastal Cleanup Day in...

Profile: Steve Rinaldi

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Steve Rinaldi remembers when there was a campground at the north end of Gasparilla Island. As a kid, he would visit Boca Grande with his family every few weeks. He also recalls when...

And now, a word about President Donald Trump

To the editor, It’s long past time for Congress to hold Trump accountable. It’s time for a formal impeachment inquiry. Here’s what we know: Donald Trump claims the Mueller report exonerated him,...

The good and the bad regarding anonymity

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It’s been a quiet week on the code enforcement complaint front, with nothing new listed since August 19. That’s a refreshing change, to be sure, but it doesn’t stop people on...