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Come February, valentines will be on many people’s minds. For Karen Irvine, a certain type of valentine is on her mind…

This year, Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday. That means a slightly different timing for services on Gasparilla Island. Fo…

From Betsy F. Joiner: I had the most delightful experience a few Wednesday nights ago at Cape Haze Publix. I we…

When traveling the Causeway, one might admit, if pressed, to playing…

When Hurricane Ian struck Boca Grande on Setember 28, 2022 with its…

Since 1987, the Boca Beacon has offered a calendar for subscribers inserted into the newspaper as a Christmas gift to our s…

Laurence DeFrance, age 79, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2023. He was born October 3, 1944 in New York, the son of…

Sabrina Johnson-Lambert passed away on December 7, 2023, surrounded by family at home in Dunnellon, Florida, and formerly o…

Gasparilla Island State Park is finishing a regrade at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. Bulldozers and sand trucks were on…

By MICHELLE STARR On a morning drive over the Boca Causeway, I get a true bird’s eye view of Little Gasparilla Pass, the…