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Saying goodbye to a Boca Beacon staple: Hortoons by Dave Horton

Quite often, a good laugh is all anyone needs. Those who can provide it are valuable and should be treasured. That being…
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Gasparilla Pines Pathway to connect two Cape Haze preserves

A new sidewalk and drainage program on Cape Haze will connect the Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve a…
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Rare whale shark visit off Sarasota coast reveals this kindler, gentler shark is in local waters more often than one thinks

Whale sharks just aren’t something you see every day, even in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico in our area. But th…
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The Baptists are back at home!

Boca Grande’s Baptist community celebrated in grande style as the co…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Effie Joiner

Author George Bernard Shaw famously claimed youth was wasted on the…
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HORTOONS

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BOCA BEACON (NOT-S0) ACCUWEATHER FORECAST

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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO Friends of Boca Grande announced they had plans to put up a sunshade at the Community Center outdoor stag…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee County remains in top five for Florida recycling

To the Editor: Lee County has been named as one of Florida’s top five recycling counties by the Florida Department of En…