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Letters: Pickleball, Whidden’s and Chowder Fest

Island School PTO thanks community To the Editor:  The Island School PTO would like to thank everyone for their hard wor…

This Date in the Boca Beacon: Boca Grande North construction begins

FIVE YEARS AGO The Harry Chapin Food Bank had a mobile food pantry to help federal employees during the federal governme…
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Moon after Yule, Wolf Moon or Labradoodle Moon

For anyone up early Wednesday morning, there was a particularly effective full moon coming through the clouds, different fr…

Dollars For Mammograms offers radiology scholarship for high school seniors

Dollars For Mammograms is awarding five general radiology scholarshi…

Charlotte County plans to address flooding issues

Charlotte County is working on a Watershed Master Plan, to address d…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Green Flash was in the plan for investor Rick Ganong

Rick and Kris Ganong have a philosophy: work hard, play hard and give back to the community. It is how they live their live…

Send in your Love Lines 

February is almost here and it’s time to start writing your Valentines. The Valentines can be to the person who you love…
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Birds on island take a stressful tern

Last week’s colder weather proved to be challenging for wildlife. Islanders have been forced to step up to help get these a…
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Lee County seizes and loses first grader’s bike

Story updated 1-26. See editor’s note at bottom.  Two Island School students, including a first grader, had their padloc…

Gasparilla Island Water Association elects directors Scott, Hollis and Johnston

At the January 16 annual meeting of the Gasparilla Island Water Association, the utility elected three new directors. They…