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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO The Barrier Island Parks Society announced they would be relighting the restored Gasparilla Island Lighth…
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Historic Board to hear 851 Palm Avenue case and more at November 8 meeting

The next Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Com…

Make it Grande! Royal Palm Players announces their 2023-24 season

SUBMITTED BY ROYAL PALM PLAYERS After three years of partial seas…

Decide a 100-year-old debate on November 8: Was Warren Harding one of our worst presidents?

Was Warren Harding one of our worst presidents? Next week, you ca…

5th Street Veteran’s Memorial to be unveiled November 8, reception to follow at History Center

The renewed Veterans Memorial at the intersection of Gilchrist Ave. and Fifth St. on Boca Grande, will be unveiled on the m…
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Parking discussion continues

NOTE: This story contains new information that cannot be found in the hard copy or e-edition story. Just after press time w…

We went from no towers to lots of towers

BY SHEILA EVANS AND MARCY SHORTUSE Not only do we have a new cell phone tower in the middle of town, baby cell phone tow…

A lack of south end dunes has led to a lot of flooding … so what can be done?

Back in July of 1967, the headline in the News-Press of Fort Myers was, “What to Do About Eroded Tip of Boca Grande.” Th…

9 a.m. start to Saturday Halloween Carnival; Chamber of Commerce Downtown Walk on Halloween, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

The annual Halloween Carnival will start a little earlier, at 9 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Boca Grande Community Cen…