Tag: Boca Beacon

Boca Grande Camera Club to focus on mentoring program, workshops and more meetings this year

August 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande Camera Club committee members are busy planning an exciting season ahead. “We hope all current participants will renew their membership or join us as a new member,” said club...

Belcher residents ask, ‘Why move the ospreys?

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Seagate Development contractors are down at the southern tip of the island on the old FPL property almost every day now, getting ready for building to begin on the new housing...

Could boat, fishing ban become a reality for our sister islands?

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has its way, a new ban could be put in place that would not allow fishing and boating around some of our neighboring...

A Charlotte County guide to primary voting

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN As of Tuesday, Aug. 16, there were 125,715 active registered voters in Charlotte County, of which 55,163 were Republicans. There were 35,798 Democrats, and 34,754 people registered...

Cayo Costa makes Nat Geo Top 10 list for Southwest Florida

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Our sister island, Cayo Costa, has been singled out by National Geographic Travel as one of the best stops around the Fort Myers area to visit. It came in at number three out of 10, to be exact....

Baby sea turtles released, including albino hatchling

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association released 70 baby sea turtles and one rare albino at the Boca Grande Community Center beachfront on Sunday, Aug 14. Turtle patrol volunteer...

Profile: Bill Pavia

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande bridge tender and toll worker Bill Pavia led quite an interesting life before deciding to make the move from Massachusetts to Florida four years ago. He grew up in...

What’s popular isn’t always what is important

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I watched a very interesting piece on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently regarding the fast-paced demise of print news. It’s essentially the breakdown of what we are...

Visitors from Germany recognize reckless behavior

To the Editor: Having read your editorial, we are wondering about the recklessness of visitors coming to the island in leaving junk and trash at the beach, at the parking places, etc. We are...

There’s nothing like the smell of freshly paved roads

August 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Lee County’s resurfacing roadway improvement project will include improving some road- ways in Boca Grande starting this fall. Betsy Clayton, Lee County communications...