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1949: Boca Grande’s first newspaper, the Boca Grande Journal

BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER The year was 1949, when NATO was established, West Germany was c…
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Artificial Intelligence and the year ahead at Friends

Editor’s Note: The Friends of Boca Grande just released their 2024-25 Happenings booklet, in mail soon. On the cover is…

Bicycle safety signs now up on Causeway

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has installed six new bike signs at each bridge approach. The signs, which were agre…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Florida to Michigan and back, with Friends, Josh Cross

The Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center is a hub for enterta…
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EcoWatch: State Park plans stop due to brave informant

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray…
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Solar roofs and renovations to historic cottage slated

At top, plans for one of the two solar projects in front of the Historic Preservation Board. The panels are on the rear of…
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AI buzz makes 400 percent jump in old land-line phone stock

Lumen Technologies, the parent company of old CenturyLink, Gasparilla Island’s landline telephone company, has had a major…
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Plans in work for 2025 Visitor’s Guide; copies available

The Boca Beacon’s Visitor’s Guide is the only promotional magazine for travelers to Gasparilla Island, and an essential for…
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Lee County Appraiser encourages review of property assessments

Island real estate not easy to categorize; values hold steady If property owners have questions about their assessments…
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Chalk cleanup for overflow at GIWA water works

A half-million gallons of rainy sewage leaked onto the Gasparilla Island Water Authority plant grounds after Hurricane Debb…