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Local artist Rae Medgyesy at a pop up shop showcasing her beautiful artwork outside of Boca Blooms last weekend. …

BY EMERSON WICKWIRE Today, while reading yet another installment in the Beacon’s never-ending stream of church-related l…

BY ALICE GORMAN One of the results of living and caring about a small community for many years is the awareness that cer…

It is time we had some good news here on Gasparilla Island. This…

To the Editor: I am writing in opposition to proposed chang…

Melissa A. Landon, 57, passed away on April 9, 2025. A native of Australia and a long time artist of Boca Grande, Mel had…

Bailey Seybolt Author Bailey Seybolt was in Boca Grande with her kids just this past February on vacation; now she is in…

“I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet fl…

BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR I have spent many years fishing the Boca Grande backcountry in the springtime and unfortunately it…

Gasparilla Island State Park reopened its Dune parking area near the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on Wednesday, April 23…