Tag: Boca Beacon

FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management

February 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding several public meetings to gather community input about the agency’s aquatic plant herbicide treatment...

Obituary: Sally Dinan

February 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Sally Austerberry Dinan, a full-time resident of Boca Grande, died at home on February 1. She fought a fierce year-long battle with esophageal cancer, only to succumb just days before her eightieth...

Profile: Charles Stark

February 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN After serving in the Navy for almost five years and an accomplished 32-year career with IBM, Charles Stark returned to his original passion and earned a master’s degree in...

In response to the ‘gun violence’ discussion …

To the Editor: In light of recent discussion of “gun violence,” here are some facts to frame the issue (most are FBI uniform crime statistics). Suicides account for about two-thirds of all...

Boca United thanks everyone for gun violence talk

To the Editor: Thank you to the 120 people who attended the informative and moving January 25th presentation on the national gun violence epidemic at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, titled “When Gun...

Submissions of love sought for ‘Love Lines’

February 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT As February approaches, we want to make you aware that you have another option to report your love on Valentine’s Day. Send your Valentine the ultimate expression of adoration...

Lee County commissioner addresses island parking issues, new parking rangers

February 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY COMMISSIONER JOHN MANNING The following was written by John Manning, Lee County Commissioner for District 1. This letter pertains to the changes in beach access parking and county parking that...

Taste of Boca – Part III

February 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Here we are, mere days before the 2019 “Taste of Boca Grande,” and I’ll bet you haven’t bought your tickets yet, have you? Have you even shined your dancing shoes or pegged out...

Bush granddaughter discusses her new book with island crowd

February 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Islanders packed the Boca Grande Community Center on Thursday, January 24 to hear two gracious and amusing women speak about a couple that is near and dear to the heart of Boca...

Annual Tennis Classic continues

February 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The 10th annual Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic competition began on January 26, and the action continues tonight. Exhibition games and a cocktail party for the players and their...