The Republican National Committee was left scrambling for cover Thursday after a political web site published a “confidential” document outlining the GOP’s fundraising strategy designed around “fear” and “socialism.”
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met with 18 engineering firms on Wednesday to outline the details of their new bridge proposal, and to take the firms on a site evaluation.
MARCY SHORTUSE – It takes around 5,000 hours of work for the women of the Boca Grande United Methodist Church to put together the annual Strawberry Festival. In their eyes, though, it is all worthwhile because of the causes the event supports.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In 1948 it was a small of group of 25 friends, all brought together in Boca Grande, that started the Boca Grande Woman’s Club. Their purpose? To have fun, socialize, and to keep Boca Grande clean, beautiful, and ever-improving.
Anne Honey, a former president of the club, presented its history to a [...]
The Republican National Committee was left scrambling for cover Thursday after a political web site published a “confidential” document outlining the GOP’s fundraising strategy designed around “fear” and “socialism.”
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE - Real estate activity seems to be on an upswing in the first quarter of 2010, with several local Realtors already noticing a difference.
According to the Florida Multi Listing Service, in the first quarter of 2009 two home sales closed on the island. The second quarter produced 14 home sales and the third quarter had nine. Only seven homes were sold in the fourth quarter.
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met with 18 engineering firms on Wednesday to outline the details of their new bridge proposal, and to take the firms on a site evaluation.
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MARCY SHORTUSE - It takes around 5,000 hours of work for the women of the Boca Grande United Methodist Church to put together the annual Strawberry Festival. In their eyes, though, it is all worthwhile because of the causes the event supports.
BY GARY DUTERY - During the 2002-2004 tarpon fishing seasons, researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducted a tarpon mortality study in Boca Grande Pass.
This study has been used and abused by the jig fishing community to create an invented validation of the drive-by carnage they and their motorized surfboards have left in their wake as another tarpon season approaches. … Continue Reading
STAFF REPORT – The grandeur of Bombay at it’s pinnacle will be celebrated at the second annual Tarpon Ball that will be held on Saturday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. on the grounds of the Amory Chapel.
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In 1948 it was a small of group of 25 friends, all brought together in Boca Grande, that started the Boca Grande Woman’s Club. Their purpose? To have fun, socialize, and to keep Boca Grande clean, beautiful, and ever-improving.
Anne Honey, a former president of the club, presented its history to a small group of listeners huddled in the loggia of the Johann Fust Community Library on Wednesday, March 3. The cold did not dampen their spirits, though, and they listened to the years unravel as Anne provided details from the club’s log books that were known by few.
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STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande chapter of Food for the Poor/Hope for Haiti have reached a major milestone in their quest to build Boca Grande Friendship Village in Haiti, as they get ready to hold their first major island fundraiser on Tuesday, March 9. … Continue Reading
The streets of Boca Grande were crowded with runners on Sunday, Feb. 28 as the 9th Annual Boca Grande 5k Run & Fun Walk was held, and the Hammond family took some high honors home.
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BY GB KNOWLES – There is a time when those who side with you mean something. In the ongoing battle against the break-away jig I’ve been called every name in the book by former friends and my name has been fouled by children who play with the Internet under the guise of adults.
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There’s something new here at BocaBeacon.com. We’ve added a page containing a mix of videos that we’ve made and videos made by others. Three videos, including the WGCU video shown above, are perfect for those considering their first visit to the island. Click here. And while you are watching the video, don’t forget to become a member of WGCU!
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Lillian Bay Beatty sits in the back seat of her parents’ car like every other infant, with eyes wide open and wondering as her tiny glimpse of sky through the back window passes by. Like many other mothers, Nikki Beatty sits and watches Lilly, sometimes fretting with her coverings or her straps, watching over her every move.
How you can help: An account has been opened at Englewood Bank for island residents who wish to contribute to the effort to help save the life of Lilly Bay. The address is PO Box 1963, Boca Grande, FL 33921. A web site for Lilly has also been created. Click here.
Live video of the Tea Party protest.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – More than 50 Tea Party members from area chapters waved signs and marched in front of the Gasparilla Inn & Club on Friday, Feb. 19, to make sure that the Republic National Committee members holding their winter retreat inside were aware of their presence.
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Lillian Bay Beatty, the infant daughter of Nikki (Pettigrew) Beatty and Brad Beatty, the island's UPS driver, was born with a life-threatening condition.  |
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BY GARY DUTERY – During the 2002-2004 tarpon fishing seasons, researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducted a tarpon mortality study in Boca Grande Pass.
This study has been used and abused by the jig fishing community to create an invented validation of the drive-by carnage they and their motorized surfboards have left [...]
BY GB KNOWLES – There is a time when those who side with you mean something. In the ongoing battle against the break-away jig I’ve been called every name in the book by former friends and my name has been fouled by children who play with the Internet under the guise of adults.
BY GB KNOWLES – As the break-away jig debate continues to rage in saloons, chat rooms and courtrooms, I’ve had a chance to reflect on just what is at stake. In many ways it has little to do with the snagging gear that the “break-away” employs. Nor is simply about reckless boatmanship.
By GB KNOWLES – With freezes and harvest closures and continuing failure by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation to help their own cause as well as anglers, there is another element of trouble brewing on the horizon.
STAFF REPORT – In 1989, the Boca Grande Fishing Guides spearheaded the effort to create regulations requiring anglers to purchase a $50 “kill tag” to legally possess a tarpon. Now the guides are taking the next step, calling on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to outlaw possession and make all tarpon fishing catch [...]
BY GB KNOWLES – Last week there was a meeting of the Tarpon Bonefish Trust conservation group in Boca Grande. This conclave of conservationists has some terrific potential. But there are cautions that should be observed.
The following was posted by Capt. Scott Hughes on the Florida Sportsman Southwest Florida forum. The comment came in response to a debate over an article published on BocaBeacon.com written by David Futch. The article appears in the January issue of Pirate Coast Magazine and is reprinted with permission. There are two posts here. And [...]
BY GB KNOWLES – They many not know it yet but Florida’s fishery managers and staff may be on the verge of an economic crisis. Part of it is government ineptitude and arrogance. The economy is a trouble spot. Now a devastating freeze has put fishery managers in a position they haven’t seen since the [...]
The following article by David Futch appears in the January edition of Pirate Coast Magazine. It is reproduced here with permission.
Nathaniel Reed refuses to mince words when it comes to snagging tarpon with a jig that kills them or leaves them so exhausted they become an easy meal. According to Reed, a nearly-dead tarpon having [...]
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