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What exactly is the ‘Whispering Bench?

There’s a lot of speculation about a structural “folly” along The Promenade, located behind 161 Gilchrist Ave., called “The…

Eat the food, hear the message

‘Kelp’ dinner includes lobster, oysters, red snapper and more As a young fisherman, Bren Smith spent years working long s…
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Follow-up to last week’s PanCan Walk article …

The Boca Grande PurpleStride PanCan walk to raise funds for research and treatment of pancreatic cancer that we wrote about…

Development threats to Warm Mineral Springs draws angry crowd

More than 100 angry people showed up for the North Port City Commiss…

Better Shot program raises $70K for local youth scholarships 

Helping the youth of our community. That’s the goal of the Lemon Bay…

Boca Grande Hope For Haitians: First phase of homes complete, drive to build 40 more homes close to goal

Families in Périgny, Haiti, have new hope as Boca Grande Hope For Haitians has successfully raised funds to build 37 homes…

A little more info on the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve walks 

There are a wide variety of guided nature walks at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve coming this spring. These walks will…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Susan Haggarty

Susan Haggarty could be considered the top friend of Boca Grande. She loves the place, the people and the vibe. Her status…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Garden Club celebrated their 20 year anniversary with a tea part…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Out-of-Order Row is now empty and available for seating

To the Editor: I bet you would have used the Out-of-order Row at least once this past season. Did you have a bad coug…