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Beach nourishment on Gasparilla Island

Stories in the Boca Beacon related to beach nourishment and renourishment, sand erosion and dunes on Gasparilla Island and…

Opinion: Boca Grande church access not just about Sunday mornings

BY STEVE KIEFFER As a former full-time resident of Boca Grande, I have been following the parking issues with some inter…
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Letter inviting Lee Commissioners in November 2024

Below is the text of a letter sent this week by Larry Hannah of Lighthouse United Methodist Church to the Board of County C…
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Visitors find Fourth traditions in Boca Grande

As freedom’s ringing dissipated throughout Boca Grande following yes…
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If island retail is important, let’s start with an inventory

Currently, the Boca Beacon is digesting hundreds of pages of corresp…
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Parking meeting set for Monday; invite for all this fall

Editor’s Note: Due to a family emergency, this has been postponed. Sue Sligar of Gilchrist Interiors has invited Vice Ch…
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EcoWatch: Toxic sunscreens are harmful to our oceans

“Sunscreen is a surprising culprit of ocean pollution, and one that’s getting the attention it deserves. Not only are the c…
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SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon still around

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of tarpon are still being caught in Boca Grande Pass, Little Gasparilla Pass, and out on t…
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Turtle report: Please stop pulling up yellow stakes protecting nests

BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY  The most exciting part of turtle nesting season began last week, when hatchlings from th…
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Van Hubbard: Memories of mackerel, and a trout show with Santa Claus 

Somewhere in the intense mid- ‘80s, I took videographer Gary Sullivan tarpon fishing. It was 1985 when I met Gary, aka Sull…