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‘Ten Restaurants That Changed America’ at Friends lecture
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Join the Friends on Friday, January 10, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s for a lecture by Yale P…
American Glory passing Boca Grande Lighthouse
The coastal catamaran American Glory arrived in Boca Grande Pass on its Florida Gulf Coast and Keys Cruise on New Year’s …
The GICIA celebrates 40th anniversary of island’s cherished Bike Path
BY MISTY NICHOLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is celebrat…
Scholarship reminder
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is accep…
Girl goes missing on beach, found quickly by deputies
Last Thursday, Dec. 26 a six-year-old girl was missing for about 1…
Busy December for Causeway crossings
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have final year-end numbers from the bridge at the end of this week; so far, …
2025 resolutions include ‘mess with his sister less’
This Friday’s paper is the first of the new year. Despite still recovering from the dual hurricanes this fall, Boca Grand…
Get your 4-Digit listing updated for 2025
It’s the time of year to check on and update your listing in the 4-Digit Phone Book.
Since 1991, the Boca Beacon has …
Pink pachyderm in the Gulf sunset
On Saturday, Dec. 28, a pink elephant appeared in the clouds. The view was looking west across the Gulf in south Boca Gra…
Red tide make for dead mullet
The island had a large number of dead mullet up and down the beach over the New Year, the result of a possible red tide o…