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Update your address before leaving
As the island quiets down for the off-season, remember to come by the Boca Beacon office, 431 Park Ave., before heading out…
North Port connects Springs to Legacy Trail
On Tuesday, April 8, the North Port City Commission approved an agreement with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., for a ne…
Woman’s Club announces grants
For more than 75 years, the Boca Grande Woman’s Club has consistently fulfilled its mission of community improvement throug…
The Historian’s Dilemma: Nostalgia vs Fact on Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
“To write…
Keylime Bistro reopens Saturday after renovation
Keylime Bistro is reopening in the Depot building Saturday morning…
Help with friends, family in grief situations
We can all do a much better job of helping our friends, families and ourselves grieve.
“It comes and knocks you off you…
Landscape for Gasparilla Road
Charlotte County will re-landscape Gasparilla Road, in an ordinance passed on April 8 at their regular meeting’s consent ag…
New leadership, organization for the Boca Grande Preschool
Jeff Swift has been announced as the incoming president of Boca Grande Preschool Inc. This is a new not-for-profit corporat…
Star of Easter
Community gathered at sunrise Easter Sunday for worship. More photos here
Photo by Dusty
It’s that time of year, sea turtle nesting season
BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER
Our local beaches are beginning to experience the annual invasion of sea turtles. Soon there will…