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EcoWatch: Sharing nostalgic island memories of the past

“To bring a departed one back to life is no great magic. Few are wholly gone;  blow on a departed man’s …

GICIA releases dates for tours of Mercabo Preserve

By Misty Nichols, GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association is excited about relaunching th…
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Christmas Lights of Downtown Boca Grande

Windy was an understatement: 60+ mph winds recorded on Solstice Day

On Tuesday morning, Dec. 21 it was one of those mornings when you …
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Boca Grande Health Clinic CEO reflects on challenges and blessings of a year of change

By Mark Driscoll, CEO of the Boca Grande Health Clinic As 2021 …
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An in-depth look into the Royal Palm Players’ ‘Miracle on 34th Street’

By Nancy White Twas a night before Christmas … 10 nights to be exact … the Royal Palm Players performed Miracle on…

Drivers, please drive the ‘right’ way on the street behind the post office

The following is a message from Lt. Jeff Corkhill, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Boca Grande substation.  The Lee …

An Island Christmas Poem

Twas the night before Christmas and all around No noses were frozen, no snow fluttered down. No children in f…

The Boca Beacon … daily? In a sense, yes

There’s a big change on the horizon for your weekly island newspaper. The Boca Beacon’s website will be keeping you up to…

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