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PROFILE: Fr. Anthony Hewitt

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is now in the hands of its new pastor, Father Anthony Hewitt. Fr. Anthony began offerin…
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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO PJ’s Seagrille and The Grapevine were officially out of business. TEN YEARS AGO Kathy Banson-Verr…

EDITORIAL: This dead parrot is a lawsuit waiting to happen … please, Lee County, let us take down the Bakery Building

It took 15 days to complete the Sanibel Causeway after Hurricane Ian crunched it. It took two-and-a-half months for the s…
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Time marches on at the Fishery property …

Tuesday, July 18 was the beginning of the end for two pieces of Ca…
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The saga of ‘The Forgotten Ones’ at Gasparilla Mobile Estates continues …

More developments have unfolded in the Gasparilla Mobile Estates c…
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$3.8 million restoration contract signed for Lighthouse

This week, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) signed a contract to complete repairs at the Port Boca …
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Fall debut scheduled for Temp sign

Did you really think it wouldn’t be back? Ha ha, ho ho, hee hee, you must belong in the maison de fous! The Temptation…
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Saying goodbye to a Boca Beacon staple: Hortoons by Dave Horton

Quite often, a good laugh is all anyone needs. Those who can provide it are valuable and should be treasured. That bei…
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Gasparilla Pines Pathway to connect two Cape Haze preserves

A new sidewalk and drainage program on Cape Haze will connect the Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve…
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Rare whale shark visit off Sarasota coast reveals this kindler, gentler shark is in local waters more often than one thinks

Whale sharks just aren’t something you see every day, even in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico in our area. But …