■ BY DICK ANDERSON I am Dick Anderson, and I am a candidate for the Lee County Commission District 3. My candidacy is motivated by the legacy we will...
The parking-challenged ghosts of Boca Grande
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – We are now in the thick of the summer, a time when the remaining humans on the island retreat indoors, when summer storms ar...
State your case, but educate yourself first
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE We were faced with another American disaster last weekend, a mass shooting that left 49 Americans dead and many more wounded. For...
Why does the County allow plantings to occur?
To the Editor: This past week, a new resident in our community, Pat Neal, added a very attractive curb lawn to the front of their house on Gilchrist. ...
LBC supports expansion of Florida Forever Project
To the Editor: The Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) is a 501(c) 3 charitable land trust operating successfully in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed since 1972...
Ladies Day committee thanks all for a great time
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s 26th Annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament had a successful outcome with a field of 36 boats a...
Thank you to all who have served
To the Editor: We will always be grateful and thankful to the Beacon for the story of John Bourgoin and Walter Tatko. Great story about two great guys...
There are lots of legends in Boca Grande Pass
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE By the time this week’s newspaper goes to press, we will be halfway into The World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament for 2016. We are v...
Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with Mote on June 4
To the Editor: Come celebrate our connection to the ocean during a World Oceans Day Family Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at M...
Bad vibrations
Letter to the Editor, To maintain safe and efficient traffic flow at all times through the toll booths, along the causeway and along the Intercoa...