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OBITUARY: Wendell Howell

Wendell (Wendy) K. Howell, 96, of Amery, Wis. and Tavares, Fla., died peacefully on November 3, 2021, at Park Nicollet Me…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fences don’t always make good neighbors

To the Editor: The article entitled, “… and now there’s a fence …” in the Boca Beacon dated October 22 caught my inter…
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Three properties to be discussed at November 10 BGHPB Board Meeting

STAFF REPORT – At the monthly meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. in …

Winners! Manta Rays keeping the drama on the volleyball court, with the help of an island girl

Lemon Bay’s girls’ varsity volleyball team, the Manta Rays are on …

Once a ghost town, Venice is coming back from a housing bubble bust

Most of us have been around long enough to have experienced one or…
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Just a spoonful of sugar … finding sweet balance

With Halloween just days away, you may have found yourself dipping into the candy bowl. If you have kids you know the tem…

‘Where is Sophie?’ Island couple’s dog goes overboard in a storm, swims to shore

Where is Sophie? That was the question Michelle Wolfe asked right before she had one of the worst moments of her life … w…

PROFILE: Sharon Hawkins

You know spring has arrived when you see the first bloom of yellow forsythia or the robins prancing in the yard. In Boca …

OBITUARY: William Abbott

William (Bill) Joseph Abbott, 84, of Monticello passed away peacefully at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 19, 2021) at Kirby …

Florida manatees struggle for survival due to water quality issues, FWF urges congress to act swiftly

To the Editor: Four years ago, manatees were declared no longer endangered. Now they are dying at a record pace. Betwe…