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HAM IT UP! Around the world with the Boca Beacon and … Terry Seitz!

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Summer and fall news at the Boca Grande Community Center

To the Editor: The summer has been an active season at the Boca Grande Community Center and that will continue through t…
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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON …

FIVE YEARS AGO Almost two weeks without any major red tide issues was a big deal, after a period of about two years wher…
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EDITORIAL: Paradise just ain’t what it used to be

If a hurricane doesn’t leave you dead It will make you strong…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Closed for the month, but not out of touch …

To the Editor: The Boca Grande History Center will be closed from…
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Idalia skirts island (but we still had some unpleasantness)

There may or may not have been a bit of s…

Down in the nick of time – Bakery Building toppled hours before Idalia winds and rain came

Kevin Kelley couldn’t have come at a better time. When he was hired to take over the demolition effort at the old Bakery Bu…
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Restoring cell coverage… HERE’S THE LATEST

Here’s a look at the newest timeline provided by Steele Construction, Inc. as to when the tower might be up. Now that the b…
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New owner of the bakery talks about coming back strong from losing it all

Sue Sligar stood watching the Bakery Building come down on Monday, Aug. 28 with mixed feelings. As the new owner of the bui…
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GIWA shuts down some lift stations during storm

The Gasparilla Island Water Association (GIWA) is investigating why wastewater output flowing through the system during Ida…