Tag: Boca Beacon

A reminder of how sweet it is to sit with a friend: Lolo’s ‘Buddy Bench’

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- After the passing of considerate local Lolo Weir in December of 2017, the Garden Club was inspired to replicate her passionate personality in a rainbow-painted bench. The bench...

Gotta watch out for those ‘killer coconuts’ while walking, parking

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- From the scent of blooming jasmine to the taste of salt in the air, Gasparilla Island is home to many classic tropical tropes. However, some things may be beautiful from the...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Charlotte County promotes STAR competition, all anglers welcome to participate for prizes

To the Editor: Charlotte County welcomes anglers and non-anglers participating in the statewide CCA Florida STAR competition, July 1- Oct. 4. Participants are competing for almost $500,000 in...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A ‘thank you’ to Bobby Miller, who helped a friend so many years ago

To the Editor: About 20 years ago a friend of ours brought his son over to our house. His son had recently had an operation that left him partly paralyzed from the waist down. While we were...

Obituary: Doris Russell

Doris Russell, 61, a longtime resident of Rotonda, passed away on June 19, 2020. For the past 30 plus years, Doris has overseen the care of multiple properties and assisted several families at...

PROFILE: Capt. Chuck Jenks

Born with the salt air in his lungs and fishing in his soul… BY OLIVIA CAMERON- The small seaside town of Boca Grande is built on a foundation of fishing families. Fishermen alike flock to...

First tournament win for Capt. McBride; Sitarah wins Red Gill

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- One lone tarpon made it to the boat in the 5th annual Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament held on Saturday, June 20, and one has to wonder if the team on the winning boat...

A new place to look to find local happenings

June 26, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Our Boca Beacon website has a new calendar! The event amenity widget labeled “What’s Going On?” on our homepage highlights some upcoming activities. The “Local Events” tab will...

Catholic Church expansion plan moving along

June 26, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The expansion project at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is moving along, and a public meeting was held online on Thursday, June 18, regarding an application to allow the...

COVID numbers hit record high in Florida

STAFF REPORT- Social distancing is more important than ever now, as the state of Florida saw its highest day of reported cases – coming in at 5,508 new positive COVID-19 cases and 44 new reported...