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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Julie Welch Horning
‘P’ for pickleball, and ‘B’ for Boca Grande
Above, Julie Horning with husband Dan and parents Craig and Mary Welch. Phot…
South Beach Bar & Grille open daily
Stop by South Beach Bar & Grille for their waterfront dining and spectacular sunsets. Julie Laden (l) and Lexie Ficarra…
Time to autocorrect: Outsourcing your worth to the opinion of others, or otters
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT
A friend of mine texted me from Portugal the other day, where she and her husband have been living f…
Bridge Authority continues its storm mitigation; second phase ahead
BY KATHY BANSON
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s responsi…
This date in the Boca Beacon: 6.0 earthquake off shore
FIVE YEARS AGO
Several people were spearfishing at the end of Bel…
Twenty five years since that September day
It is now 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001. The question of how to remember that day, and that time, is still unresolved. Do w…
EcoWatch: Battle lines are drawn again … 2026 bear hunt
“I am sort of anti-hunting. I don’t put down what anyone wants to do, but it seems to me that killing a creature for fun is…
The Boca Beacon around the world: Mt. Everest
Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP
Take your Boca Beacon newspaper around the world and show us how much fun you had!
With c…
Briefly: Sale of 370 Park Avenue closes
The sale of 370 Park Avenue closed on Aug. 28. The Lee County Clerk reported that as of Aug. 28, the Miami-based Project Fi…
Operation Dry Water supported on weekend by local Coast Guard Auxiliary
Operation Dry Water takes place over the Labor Day weekend, September 5-7.
During this period, The U.S. Coast Guard, Coa…











