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Lee Tourism recommends Barrier Island Parks funding

On the agenda for next Tuesday’s Lee County Board of Commissioners regular meeting is a beach and shoreline funding item wi…
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Mote Aquarium opens in Sarasota Wednesday

The new Mote Science Education Aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota is opening to the public next Wednesday, Oct…
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Bayou temporary bridge gone by Thanksgiving after GIWA work  

The temporary bridge over the Boca Grande Bayou being used by the Gasparilla Island Water Association to remove old equipme…
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Jet Skier rescues seaplane after Stump Pass forced landing

An experimental SeaRey airplane made an emergency water landing just…
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Causeway ‘mattresses’ tuck in storm erosion

Mattress firm rip-rap puts wash to sleep The shoreline hardening…
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Lighthouse story time for children 

Families enjoyed a cozy evening at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum last Thursday during the Barrier Island…

Letters: Get together for a live discussion of issues of interest

To the Editor: I just watched the national news. It covered the possibility of a government shutdown, then the meeting o…
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When everything comes together, almost like the old days: Capt. Van Hubbard

Helene and Milton changed our lives and landscapes. Recovering is hard, slow and expensive. What doesn’t kill us does make…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Old Clinic site, Placida boat ramp, Capt. William Sprott

Each week in the Beacon, we look back at what happened in Boca Grande and on Cape Haze: FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Hi…

Appreciation for the old red cent: Mind your business

Let me give you a better penny. Those were the last words at the end of a cash transaction at Hudson’s Grocery this week…