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Seagrass survey volunteers needed by Sea Grant

A volunteer seagrass monitoring program through the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences needs…
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Keeping a father’s memory alive on Little Gasparilla

BY KRISTEN VARELA-SCHILD At my father’s memorial, I was a little jealous. Jealous of the stories my brother told of conn…
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Englewood Art Summer Market July 19-20

The Englewood Art Center, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, is offering visitors and residents a chance to…
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New Gasparilla Island magazine on newstands

The July/August edition of Gasparilla Island Magazine is out with ne…
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Summer at the Boca Grande History Center

BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The late Robert Fischer, au…
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Tarpon season roundup for 2024 season

This year’s tarpon season ended on a rainy note, with many female tarpon heading out of the Boca Grande Pass early to spawn…
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New details on Community Center for Preservation Board

On Wednesday, July 10, the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet to discuss several proposed construction plans…
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Community Center upgrade details for Preservation Board 

Wednesday meeting looks at center, two projects The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board is meeting at 10 a.m. on Wed…
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Bagged a sweet cane toad on Park Avenue

A giant seven-inch poison cane toad was caught and bagged in the alley behind the Boca Beacon office on Tuesday, July 2…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: No chum of the noxious Boca Grande iguana, Brian Ambrose

As one story goes, sometime in the 1980s, a man and his children grew weary of caring for their pet iguanas. They decided t…