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Rhythm and Boots

The Gibson Brothers performed their award-winning bluegrass music at the community center on Tuesday evening this week. Thi…

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO The United Methodist Women distributed funds from the Strawberry Festival to multiple local charities dur…
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Update your address before leaving

As the island quiets down for the off-season, remember to come by the Boca Beacon office, 431 Park Ave., before heading out…
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North Port connects Springs to Legacy Trail

On Tuesday, April 8, the North Port City Commission approved an agre…
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Woman’s Club announces grants

For more than 75 years, the Boca Grande Woman’s Club has consistentl…
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The Historian’s Dilemma: Nostalgia vs Fact on Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande

BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER “To write history requires  a whole life of observation,&…

Keylime Bistro reopens Saturday after renovation

Keylime Bistro is reopening in the Depot building Saturday morning, April 26. “It’s been tough going through this, but t…

Help with friends, family in grief situations

We can all do a much better job of helping our friends, families and ourselves grieve.  “It comes and knocks you off you…
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Landscape for Gasparilla Road

Charlotte County will re-landscape Gasparilla Road, in an ordinance passed on April 8 at their regular meeting’s consent ag…
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New leadership, organization for the Boca Grande Preschool 

Jeff Swift has been announced as the incoming president of Boca Grande Preschool Inc. This is a new not-for-profit corporat…