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Barrier islands show rental inventory rebounding steadily

Rental inventory in Boca Grande and on other nearby islands, like Palm Island, is gradually coming back on line, almost a y…

$4.2M Waterways Ave. home top of latest sales in Boca Grande, Cape Haze

The Englewood Area Board of Realtors’ recent sales report for Boca Grande and the Cape Haze Peninsula, issued Monday, Aug…
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Locals could do more on Lemon Bay Scenic Byway

The two approach roads to Boca Grande, namely Gasparilla Road and Placida Road, are both part of one of 27 Florida Scenic B…

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OBITUARY: Nelson Thomas

The sun was a little less bright the day when Nelson Thomas was taken from us just recently. He was an island son who was k…
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PROFILE: Terry Hoffman, new Island School art teacher

The Island School has not only found an art teacher with pizazz, they found one with a sense of humor and a sense of purpos…
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EDITORIAL: We are all ‘somebody’ in the history of Gasparilla Island … for better, or for worse

There’s so much that has changed in our community in the last year or two. It’s difficult sometimes to wrap our minds aroun…
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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

TEN YEARS AGO A mystery survey was sent to random island residents, regarding Gilchrist Avenue parking? Who sent it? And…
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