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New Boca Beacon calendar for 2024 is out
Since 1987, the Boca Beacon has offered a calendar for subscribers inserted into the newspaper as a Christmas gift to our s…
Obituary: Laurence DeFrance, 1944-2023
Laurence DeFrance, age 79, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2023. He was born October 3, 1944 in New York, the son of…
Obituary: Sabrina Johnson-Lambert, 1959-2023
Sabrina Johnson-Lambert passed away on December 7, 2023, surrounded by family at home in Dunnellon, Florida, and formerly o…
Gasparilla Island State Park gets regrade, sand
Gasparilla Island State Park is finishing a regrade at the Port Boca…
December storm was no match for white pelican visitors
By MICHELLE STARR
On a morning drive over the Boca Causeway, I ge…
New season of Boca Grande Farmers Markets begins on Wheeler
Vendor Patrick Kasprik brought a paperback Penguin Classic version of a Greek play by Euripides to the Farmers Market last…
Residents, marine units help in Little Gasparilla fire
Sheriff’s helicopter from Charlotte County assisted in the fire. Photo courtesy Boca Grande Fire Dept.
A beach cottage a…
Soderberg gift will inspire other Suncoast Humane donors
For over 50 years, Suncoast Humane Society has helped tens of thousands of animals live happier, safer and healthier lives…
Charlotte County shuts down gambling operations
On December 20, 2023, members of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Gaming Control Commission executed a…
A one-legged ibis visit, and his wedge near the waterworks
Last week, a subscriber came into the Beacon office to ask for help with a one-legged ibis. The ibis was stranded by his fl…