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BY THOMAS J ERVIN MD BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC A cardinal prerequisite for a successful career in science is the wi…

OBITUARY: Christopher Rembold

Christopher Rembold passed away on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at 84 years of age. He was a graduate of Western Hills Hig…

OBITUARY: Lara Loughlin

Lara Loughlin passed away on Aug. 28, 2021 at the age of 27 years old. She was a mother-to-be, with her baby boy Alan to …

OBITUARY: Gorham”Jerry” Cross

Gorham Lamont “Jerry” Cross of Needham, Mass., formerly of Weston,…

Island chef can whip up a souffle or a bodybuilding competition win

You can always count on a chef to whip it, whip it good (Devo). An…

Expanded Partnership Provides Beach Accessible Wheelchair For Every Coastal Florida State Park, including Cayo Costa

More than 50 beach wheelchairs are now available at Florida state parks thanks to the continuing partnership between the …

Island native needs a little help from the community

The Atha family had a summer that none of them were expecting. What started as a little discomfort and indigestion for Lo…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Recalling 9/11

September 11, 2021, marked the 20th anniversary of four coordinated terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist …

New testing methods for schools proposed by governor, appeals court rules in favor of mask mandate ban

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making waves at the state’s schools once again with an announcement in the last few days, bu…

The ‘do’s’ and ‘don’t’ of spearfishing around Gasparilla Island

Just before our most recent bout of red tide the Boca Beacon received reports of several individuals spearfishing at the …