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Development threats to Warm Mineral Springs draws angry crowd

More than 100 angry people showed up for the North Port City Commission meeting earlier this week to object to what they se…

Better Shot program raises $70K for local youth scholarships 

Helping the youth of our community. That’s the goal of the Lemon Bay Golf Club’s “A Better Shot” program. Golf is the vehic…

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 W…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Susan Haggarty

Susan Haggarty could be considered the top friend of Boca Grande. Sh…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Garden Club celebrated their 20 year anniversary with a tea part…

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 least once this past season. Did you have a bad coug…

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…