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EcoWatch: What shade of green do you prefer?

“As crude a weapon as the cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life – a fabric on th…

Suncoast Humane Tour 

Happy VanBeuren and Cotton Hanley visited the Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood for a tour of the new campus which is un…
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OP-ED: Hook Line and Sinker: A return to these pages, just in time

BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Editor’s Note: Van Hubbard’s column Hook, Line and Sinker appeared in the Beacon beginning in 1988…
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Islands Sea Turtles Report

The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island runs throug…
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Bridge election registration deadline approaches

Running for a local office on Gasparilla Island is sometimes more co…

Charlotte Transit seeks input on options

Charlotte County Transit has scheduled two workshops to solicit public input on its transit development plan. The worksh…

Quarantine history from the late Capt. Robert Johnson

BY CAPT. ROBERT JOHNSON Editor’s Note: The late Capt. Johnson wrote a history of The Boca Grande Quarantine Station duri…

Livingston Sheppard 1928-2024

Livingston Byrns Sheppard II was born in the Appalachian mountains of Jenkins, Kentucky to his father Livingston Byrns Shep…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Constantine Mavroudis, pediatric heart surgeon

Among the yearly regulars at the Boca Grande Club is Dr. Constantine Mavroudis, one of the nation’s top pediatric cardiac s…
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Lee County Parks & Rec. seeks input to improve department and amenities

Lee County Parks & Recreation, operator of the Boca Grande Community Center and operator of parks on Gasparilla Island…