Recipe Box
Hot Honey Baked Feta Honey baked feta is an easy appetizer that’s both savory and sweet and makes a delicious creamy spread. It’s baked for just a few minutes and the result is a delicious spreadable feta dip that is topped with hot honey and served with crackers, pita chips, or your favorite crusty bread. […]
The Polka-Dot Wasp Moth on Your Oleanders
Have you seen wasp-like insects on your oleanders? They are dark metallic blue, with a couple of white polka-dots dotting the wings and abdomen, with the tip of the abdomen bright red. They are called polka-dot wasp moths, and sometimes Uncle Sam moths because they are red, white and blue. They look like a very […]
Gardener’s Wheelbarrow
March in SW Florida should be clear, dry, sunny and getting warmer. Get ready to make a difference in your landscape whether it is through participation in your association, in your own yard or with decorative pots at your door and in the lanai. Many plants begin to flower this month, including amaryllis, coral tree, […]
May Off-Beat Holidays and Adventures
Hooray, hooray, the first of May! May is full of interesting and fun days. There are really too many to mention on these pages…however, here is a sampling: May 1 – Observed as May Day, a holiday and spring festival since ancient times, also observed in socialist countries as the workers’ holiday. May 1, 1931 […]
Ruptured Lives: How Hitler’s Final Solution decimated my family and Stalin’s Iron Curtain tore it apart
From time-to-time, we love to introduce some of our local talent to the community. We’d like to introduce Jarmila Turnovsky, a long-time Burnt Store Marina resident. She has written a memoir of her and her family’s history. Jarmila and her husband, Robert Taud, consider themselves European snowbirds. They return to the Marina every year from […]
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Rules of the Road
Motor Vehicles: Always drive your vehicle on the right side of the road. There are no “turn lanes” within Burnt Store Marina. Never drive your vehicle in lanes indicated for the use of bicycles and pedestrians. Always stop at stop signs. Never exceed the posted speed limit. Bicycles: Always ride your bicycle on the right […]
From the Section 22 HOA Board
As a “new member” of the Section 22 Board, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, and let you know more about who I am, why I ran for the board, and what my goals and thoughts are as we move forward for community. I rarely, if ever, do anything without thought […]
Mark Your Calendar – Out and About
Inside the Gates Dates • Tuesday, April 1: Deadline for the May Beacon. Article and picture submissions are welcomed. Become part of The Beacon family. • Tuesday, April 22: Section 22 HOA Board Meeting, Linkside Café, 9 a.m. • Every Tuesday: Section 22 HOA Working Board Meeting, Linkside Café, 9 a.m. • Every Tuesday: Bar […]
Burnt Store Marina CC News
It’s hard to believe that April is already here and the season is winding down. Time flies by when you’re busy, and we certainly have been busy. Over the next couple of months, we are going to take a close look at the club as a whole. What we are doing well, and what can […]