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When traveling the Causeway, one might admit, if pressed, to playing a game of what song happens to be on the radio. If i…

When Hurricane Ian struck Boca Grande on Setember 28, 2022 with its 150 mph winds, it proved to be a catastrophic storm, …

Since 1987, the Boca Beacon has offered a calendar for subscribers inserted into the newspaper as a Christmas gift to our…

Laurence DeFrance, age 79, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2…

Sabrina Johnson-Lambert passed away on December 7, 2023, surrounde…

Gasparilla Island State Park is finishing a regrade at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. Bulldozers and sand trucks were o…

By MICHELLE STARR On a morning drive over the Boca Causeway, I get a true bird’s eye view of Little Gasparilla Pass, t…

Vendor Patrick Kasprik brought a paperback Penguin Classic version of a Greek play by Euripides to the Farmers Market las…

Sheriff’s helicopter from Charlotte County assisted in the fire. Photo courtesy Boca Grande Fire Dept. A beach cottage…

For over 50 years, Suncoast Humane Society has helped tens of thousands of animals live happier, safer and healthier live…