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Boca Grande Calendar, our gift 

Each Christmas, the Boca Beacon publishes an island calendar for its readers. This year, the photos are of Gasparilla Islan…
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Friends of Boca Grande move office to marine containers

Friends of Boca Grande are now operating out of old marine containers for offices, as they wait for repairs to the Boca Gra…
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Preschool working on options after hurricane damage

Boca Grande Preschool’s Executive Director Kelli Carpenter and the Board of Directors are making plans to re-open the schoo…
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Arrest of two at south end of Gasparilla Island

Two men were arrested for resisting an officer without violence arou…
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We are open and ready to serve you …

Stop in to see Robin Melvin and Melina Chaplin of Gasparilla Outfitt…
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Grande Chorus Holidays Reimagined

Grande Chorus performed “Ho Ho Holidays Reimagined!” this past Friday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Session 2 rehearsal…

Letters: Little Gasparilla debris transport

To the Editor: The damage caused by Helene and Milton in our area was unprecedented. While many communities received imm…
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Letters: A season of caring, giving and gratitude

To the Editor: As we embrace this season, we are deeply grateful for the strength and generosity that define our island…
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State: Cabinet approves agricultural acreage for critical land conservation

This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved significant investments to protect Florida’s natural resource…
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Bike trail landscaping discussion

This week, the GICIA sent out a letter to the island talking about the planning for a significant restoration effort within…