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Boca Grande Hope For Haitians: First phase of homes complete, drive to build 40 more homes close to goal

Families in Périgny, Haiti, have new hope as Boca Grande Hope For Haitians has successfully raised funds to build 37 homes…

A little more info on the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve walks 

There are a wide variety of guided nature walks at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve coming this spring. These walks will…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Susan Haggarty

Susan Haggarty could be considered the top friend of Boca Grande. She loves the place, the people and the vibe. Her status…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Garden Cl…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Out-of-Order Row is now empty and available for seating

To the Editor: I bet you would have used the Out-of-order Row at…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No McMansions, please

To the Editor:  I admit to being a die-hard gawker of the beautiful homes on BG – all types, but especially the arc…

The weekly red tide report

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 67 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bl…

Cell phone tower update: More COWs are coming before new tower is put in place

The Boca Grande Cellular Services Working Group has embarked on an effort to assure available and continuous services to th…

Preservation Board to meet next week on Gilchrist home

Next week on Wednesday, April 12 the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet for their monthly meeting at 10 a.m…

Donations down in big blue barrels

Donations are down in the blue barrel at Barnichol Hardware, and that makes Jane Caple a bit concerned. They are down in al…