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OPINION: GICIA encourages courtesy on the Bike Path during peak season use

BY THE GICIA As spring brings an increase in seasonal residents, visitors and daily activity, the Gasparilla Island Cons…
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Remembering Capt. John ‘Tater’ Spinks as a mentor and friend

I’ve been blessed to share time with many amazing people in my life. Several of them are legends in our fishing world. They…

This date in the Boca Beacon: 9th Annual Croquet Invitational

FIVE YEARS AGO Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association kicked off its 50th year working to preserve i…

Let us all live in a park-land together

Just last week, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection rel…

Anton ‘Tony’ Wottreng 1932-2026

Anton “Tony” Wottreng beloved husband of the late Marianne Wottreng…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Anita Dust

Parkinson’s advocate on troubling disease Anita Dust almost threw it away. It was just another piece of mail, a small ed…
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The Island Golfer: The clubs keeping caddie culture alive

There is something uniquely satisfying about the ritual of it. You arrive at the first tee, the bag is already waiting, a c…
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EcoWatch: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – Raise Concerns of the Day

The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed. Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948. Indian law…
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State reopens Don Pedro Island for beach access

The island section of Don Pedro Island State park reopened officially March 6, 2026. However, the dock and facilities ar…
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New plan for Gasparilla Island State Park includes new seawall and entrance road

Draft plans released for comment for all local Florida State Parks The state of Florida’s Department of Environmental P…