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Vietnam-era PT boat makes nice profile in Gasparilla visit

Heading to Alabama; left island Wednesday The surprise visit of one of the last two remaining Navy PT boats to Gasparill…
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First day of World’s Richest tarpon results

For the first day of the 2024 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament “Blaze” is leading, according to leaderboard results.  T…
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Yacht named for New Jersey Turnpike exit has rocky time

Locals have alerted the Boca Beacon to a number of possibly derelict boats off of Gasparilla Island. In recent weeks, at th…
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Help with abandoned boats from Florida Fish & Wildlife

The state of Florida has a robust program for derelict boats. Dur…
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SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon, anglers and tourneys

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Tarpon season continues in full swing. Ther…
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EcoWatch: What shade of green do you prefer?

“As crude a weapon as the cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life – a fabric on th…

Suncoast Humane Tour 

Happy VanBeuren and Cotton Hanley visited the Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood for a tour of the new campus which is un…
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OP-ED: Hook Line and Sinker: A return to these pages, just in time

BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Editor’s Note: Van Hubbard’s column Hook, Line and Sinker appeared in the Beacon beginning in 1988…
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Islands Sea Turtles Report

The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island runs through October 31. Here are some sea turtle season “Do’s and…
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Bridge election registration deadline approaches

Running for a local office on Gasparilla Island is sometimes more complicated than one might expect. Because there are two…