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Gasparilla Island State Park gets regrade, sand

Gasparilla Island State Park is finishing a regrade at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. Bulldozers and sand trucks were on…
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December storm was no match for white pelican visitors

By MICHELLE STARR On a morning drive over the Boca Causeway, I get a true bird’s eye view of Little Gasparilla Pass, the…

New season of Boca Grande Farmers Markets begins on Wheeler

Vendor Patrick Kasprik brought a paperback Penguin Classic version of a Greek play by Euripides to the Farmers Market last…
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Residents, marine units help in Little Gasparilla fire 

Sheriff’s helicopter from Charlotte County assisted in the fire. Pho…
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Soderberg gift will inspire other Suncoast Humane donors

For over 50 years, Suncoast Humane Society has helped tens of thousa…
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Charlotte County shuts down gambling operations

On December 20, 2023, members of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Gaming Control Commission executed a…
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A one-legged ibis visit, and his wedge near the waterworks

Last week, a subscriber came into the Beacon office to ask for help with a one-legged ibis. The ibis was stranded by his fl…
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Cool temps wake up wildlife

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR With a couple very cold evenings the water temps have really started to fall. What seems to be diff…
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EcoWatch: Let’s get it done for the environment

Recently a reader wrote to Eco-Watch and asked what she could do to help the environment. She was concerned about the ecosy…
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Hermitage offers beachfront preview of new work

The Hermitage Artist Retreat will preview a new arts program on Friday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m. on the Hermitage Beach on Manasota…