■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Several readers have contacted me regarding the news reports nationwide of pets dying after swimming in water affected by Harmful ...
It’s high tide at midnight: Do you know where your tarpon is?
■ BY JOELLEN WILSON, BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST Ten years ago Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) started a tarpon-tagging project in Charlotte Harbor....
Boca Grande Beach Clean-up scheduled for September 21
To the Editor: We are co-hosting a beach clean-up on Saturday, September 21 beginning at 5th St. beach, from 9 a.m. until noon. We need clean up volun...
Help Suncoast ‘Clear the Shelter’
To the Editor: The phrase, “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs,” was originally intended to describe a heavy downpour of rain. Right now, however, in addition...
Should I laugh or should I cry?
To the Editor: Should I laugh or should I cry? This liveable and loveable village of Boca Grande with its Mediterranean touch under a strict Prussian ...
Complaints are appalling and sad
To the Editor: I opened my Boca Beacon a bit late this week and almost wished I hadn’t opened it at all. ALMOST – because I enjoy reading it eac...
Somebody out there needs some Karma
To the Editor: After reading about complaints filed against our downtown merchants, I have a couple of theories about the Grinch that wants to steal t...
Want to get through to a commissioner? Try a wormhole, or call Hal
To the Editor: Recently, a strange phenomenon occurred in Boca Grande. Some people thought that it was a prank or a bad joke perhaps, but witnesses sa...
‘Marsy’s Law,’ and how it affects the police beat news you read
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I get the police activity sheets from Fort Myers every morning, and I have to say that within the last year more and more informat...
Back-to-school sales tax holiday August 2 through 6, technology items included this year
To the Editor: The Florida Retail Federation (FRF), the state’s premier trade association celebrating more than 80 years of supporting Florida’s retai...