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Parking meeting held with Sheriff, Commissioner … but because of the timing, we don’t know what happened

Last week in the hard copy of the Boca Beacon (the paper copy) we ran our story regarding a meeting with the Boca Grande Pa…
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New donations to AUXCOMM fund mean one step closer to the goal of emergency autonomy

BY GEORGE HAMRICK Fire Chief C.W. Blosser and the Island EOC Emergency Communications & Interoperability Working Gro…
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The Gasparilla Maritime Museum to hold ‘soft reopening’ November 3

The board of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum is happy to announce that the Museum is re-opening their doors on Friday…

Turtle Patrol gives end-of-season wrap-up

Hurricane Idalia effectively ended the sea turtle nesting season thi…

Might the sailboat at 9th be gone soon?

Word has it that Lee County might be working to remove the sailboat…
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Clinic holds first webinar of season, discusses updated potential renovation  

There was a lot of information to cover at the first Boca Grande Health Clinic “Welcome Back to the Island” webinar” on Thu…

Charlotte County tourism eagerly awaits opening of Sunseeker

As fall visitors arrive and winter visitors begin to make plans, local tourism officials are looking for good news as vacat…

Decide a 100-year-old debate on November 8

Was Warren Harding one of our worst presidents? Next week, you can decide. On November 8, historian Ryan Walters will gi…
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Tarpon and snook catch $1.2 million research grant

Increasing development and the importance of local tarpon and snook populations have spurred a $1.2 million grant from the…

OBITUARY: Karen Hugger

Funeral services for Karen Hugger, 78, longtime Boca Grande resident and real estate broker, will be held at 10 a.m. at the…