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Pink pachyderm in the Gulf sunset

On Saturday, Dec. 28, a pink elephant appeared in the clouds. The view was looking west across the Gulf in south Boca Grand…
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Red tide make for dead mullet

The island had a large number of dead mullet up and down the beach over the New Year, the result of a possible red tide out…
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Branch manager

This osprey was making a nest near the Range Light last week. He was spied with a number of building materials, found acros…

Utilities meeting

The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a utilities quarterly…
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Letters: Appreciation for Gasparilla Island sea turtle

To the Editor: On behalf of our permit holder, Denise Juergens, I…
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Master of mid-century silk screen

The late illustrator Charley Harper created famous images of nature, for not only magazines, but biology textbooks. Curator…

Advice from writer Thomas McGuane lingers still

BY KATHY Y. FUTCH One February, a few years back, islander-author Thomas McGuane enthralled an auditorium full of reader…
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A welcome for the director of Mount Vernon

Next Wednesday, Doug Bradburn, director of Mount Vernon, will visit the island as part of a Friends of Boca Grande lecture…
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Lemon-aid stand

Virginia & Augusta C. with Tate & Margo S. spent a day in the village selling lemonade to benefit The Island School…

Boca Beacon welcomes user photos

The Boca Beacon uses many contributed photos each week and welcomes them from the club. A few samples from the last year. W…