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A study in sea cow mortality for 2021 shows a disturbing picture

The death toll for the first half of 2021 is greater than it was in the entirety of previous years While natural selec…
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Profile: Capt. Chad Bombenger

The first Jay Joiner Memorial Belt Buckle was given out the year after he passed away, in 1993. The buckle is engraved wi…

Croquet is the game of the day during a hot Boca Grande summer

BY T MICHELE WALKER – Croquet is believed to have been first played by thirteenth-century French peasants who fash…
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From the archives: A history of Boca Grande churches

In a 1984 Boca Beacon, the late Carey Johnson covered the origin of…

OBITUARY: William Regnery

William Henry Regnery II of Boca Grande, Florida died peacefully at…
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Lemon Bay High School hosts ‘Seussical Jr.’ summer camp for local youth

BY T MICHELE WALKER – After a summer of being closed due to COVID restrictions, musical theater summer camp is back on sta…

The memorial benches of Boca Grande

BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – You’ve probably seen them scattered along the bike path, in parks, or in other certain public areas. A…

Summer camp with Larry the legless lizard, yoga and meditation, squid dissection and much more

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – School might be out for the summer, but the learning hasn’t stopped. At the Boca Grande Community Cent…

Elsa brought rain, but not much else

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Elsa couldn’t make up her mind what she wanted to be when she grew up, and went back and forth from a …

More letters sent back and forth in the ongoing National Historic Register controversy

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – While a meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 5 with the Florida National Register Review Board to r…