Tag: Boca Beacon

Turtle nest numbers up compared to this time last year

August 31, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – Despite the red tide situation, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their way to the sea, and nest counts are up from this time last year. As...

Mote scientists in Boca Grande to determine snook health

August 31, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Mote marine scientists were at 7th Street beach in Boca Grande on Wednesday morning to lead an assessment project on the local snook spawning stock, a vital effort needed to...

ISLAND LEO BEAT: Missing dock box prompts investigation

August 31, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The theft of a dock box at a yacht on Bayou Avenue was the subject of an investigation on Tuesday, Aug. 28. According to reports issued by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the...

Snook, redfish to be catch-and-release only until FWC re-evaluates

August 31, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has temporarily made snook and redfish catch-and-release only from the northernmost point of Anna Maria Island in...

The fates brought Harley home … the luckiest weiner dog in the world

August 31, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gulf was calm on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 25 when Shane Hale set sail from Marina Jack’s in Sarasota in his 30-foot sailboat, with his first mate Harley, the...

A beautiful life lost: Saying goodbye to Dylan Edic

August 31, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The loss of Dylan Edic’s laughter is palpable this week on the island, after he was taken from us in a car accident that occurred on Monday, Aug. 27 in Rotonda. Florida...

Profile Rick Argo

August 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Gasparilla Island State Park Administration has a new leader, and he has plenty of experience to help him adjust to his new role. Rick Argo served in the United States Navy for 20...

Obituary: Dylan Mitchell Edic

August 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Dylan Mitchell Edic, 21, of Port Charlotte, FL; passed away suddenly on August 27, 2018. He was born on May 9, 1997 in Port Charlotte, FL to Dennis M. and Melissa N. (Holsinger) Edic. Dylan is a...

Red tide meeting a success in one man’s eyes

To the Editor: The Friday evening, 24 August Red Tide meeting at the Englewood Event Center was successful. It was a full house, they had to turn at least a hundred guests away; the house was...

Captiva Cruises and McCarthy’s Marina sold to Captiva Cruises Management Team

To the Editor: The McCarthy family and the estate of Paul F. McCarthy, owners of Captiva Cruises and McCarthy’s Marina, are pleased to announce the sale of both companies to the Captiva Cruises...