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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…
Scarpa’s is open, plus briefs from Ballyhoo this week of Dec. 27
Some news from on island from Ballyhoo, always on page 5. Send your news of openings and events to info@bocabeacon.
In r…
Fun with numbers for this new year, A.D. 2025
It’s all in the numbers. Who doesn’t enjoy a date with a good number? Was your date a good number? That’s what we get next…
Boca Grande history: White House florist visits and a lizard hunt fail, plus MerCabo
Brief news from this date in the archives of the Boca Beacon:
FIV…
Push a pole, watch the birds, grasp opportunity in 2025
We celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas and welcome a New Year…
Lights of Boca Grande, 2024, by Matt Gutman
Here, views of the Christmas lights of Boca Grande. Photos by Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Island Magazine photographer Matth…
Christmas Eve at Lighthouse United Methodist Church
At Lighthouse United Methodist Church, Christmas Eve came with a nativity and families dressed for dinner.
Children read…
William V.P. Newlin, 1933-2024
William V.P. Newlin died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Northwest Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2024. He was 91…
Maxine Hunter, 1930-2024
With a natural zest for life and all of its blessings, Maxine Morrison Hunter’s love of family and her never ending thirst…
Crossan Seybolt, who leads board of Barrier Island Parks
Who? What? Where? When? Why? These five questions help guide the decisions Crossan Seybolt makes every day. The decision ma…