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This date in the Boca Beacon: 9th Annual Croquet Invitational

FIVE YEARS AGO Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association kicked off its 50th year working to preserve i…

Let us all live in a park-land together

Just last week, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection released plans for all of the region’s state parks, in adv…

Anton ‘Tony’ Wottreng 1932-2026

Anton “Tony” Wottreng beloved husband of the late Marianne Wottreng (nee Lesch). Loving father of Anton “Tony” Wottreng and…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Anita Dust

Parkinson’s advocate on troubling disease Anita Dust almost threw…
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The Island Golfer: The clubs keeping caddie culture alive

There is something uniquely satisfying about the ritual of it. You a…
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EcoWatch: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – Raise Concerns of the Day

The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed. Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948. Indian law…
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State reopens Don Pedro Island for beach access

The island section of Don Pedro Island State park reopened officially March 6, 2026. However, the dock and facilities ar…
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New plan for Gasparilla Island State Park includes new seawall and entrance road

Draft plans released for comment for all local Florida State Parks The state of Florida’s Department of Environmental P…
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Joe & Lauren: Making Music in Boca Grande on Friday, March 20

The iconic Joe Iconis and the marvelous Lauren Marcus are partners in art and life. Iconis wrote the hi…
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Van Hubbard: It’s springtime, back country lighting up bright as the sun

We endured a cold winter this year, but it’s warming up very fast. The white pelicans have headed north; water temps are al…