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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
A BOCA BEACON TIMELINE
FIVE YEARS AGO
Dr. Raymond James joined the Boca Grande Health Clinic staff.
TEN YE…
Reflecting on the recovery from Hurricane Ian
By Hector Flores, Charlotte County
The Christmas and New Year’s holidays are a time of celebration and reflection. I w…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Maritime Museum thanks all for support and post-hurricane help
To the Editor:
The Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum and Whidden’s Marina would like to wish everyone a very Merry Chr…
T’was the Night Before Christmas on Don Pedro Island
T’was the night before Christmas and all around
No noses were f…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Pink Pony got that really cool machine that presses pennies into different designs.
TEN YE…
EDITORIAL: It’s Christmas: Are we allowed to feel joyful this year?
This has been a strange year. So was the year before it … and the year before it … and so on. It’s been a non-stop pa…
We knew it would be bad, but …OUCH
In some cases, insurance premiums are up 400 percent on island homes for fiscal year 2022-23
Everyone has been a…
Island chef arrested for DUI, driving while suspended and more
The actions of one local man erratically driving drunk last Friday, Dec. 9, could have had a much worse outcome than it d…
OBITUARY: Dennis Oller remembered …
There are many people who love Boca Grande. There are a lucky few who are from Boca Grande. But there are some people…