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Bicycle safety signs now up on Causeway

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has installed six new bike signs at each bridge approach. The signs, which were agre…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Florida to Michigan and back, with Friends, Josh Cross

The Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center is a hub for entertaining, educational and thought-provoking programs that…
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EcoWatch: State Park plans stop due to brave informant

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray, where nature may heal and give strength to body and s…
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Solar roofs and renovations to historic cottage slated

At top, plans for one of the two solar projects in front of the Hist…
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AI buzz makes 400 percent jump in old land-line phone stock

Lumen Technologies, the parent company of old CenturyLink, Gasparill…
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Plans in work for 2025 Visitor’s Guide; copies available

The Boca Beacon’s Visitor’s Guide is the only promotional magazine for travelers to Gasparilla Island, and an essential for…
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Lee County Appraiser encourages review of property assessments

Island real estate not easy to categorize; values hold steady If property owners have questions about their assessments…
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Chalk cleanup for overflow at GIWA water works

A half-million gallons of rainy sewage leaked onto the Gasparilla Island Water Authority plant grounds after Hurricane Debb…

Major Jack Hamilton M.D.

We invite you to join us in celebrating the life of Jack Hamilton. Jack lived a remarkable life surrounding himself with fa…

Upcoming Charlotte County meetings 

Charlotte County government meetings for the coming week. Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, 1:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Board…