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Push a pole, watch the birds, grasp opportunity in 2025

We celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas and welcome a New Year. 2024 was tough on most of us and I’m looking forward…

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…
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William V.P. Newlin, 1933-2024

William V.P. Newlin died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Nort…

Maxine Hunter, 1930-2024

With a natural zest for life and all of its blessings, Maxine Morris…
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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…
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Farmer’s Market returns Jan. 3, on the Bayou

The Farmer’s Market will have a temporary location in town, on the Boca Grande Bayou near The Pink Elephant. The Bayou Aven…

History: Early schemes to sell lots in a town with nothing ‘garish or artificial’

By James Blaha, BGHC In 1925, a former real estate company promoted Boca Grande with the following advertisement: “Boca…
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A chronology of the year 2024 in the Boca Beacon

Editor’s Note: This is a chronology of many of the news events during 2024 by the Boca Beacon. January: New sheriff…

Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025

The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan. 18. The all-island tournament, sponsored by the Boca Beacon…