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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: History Bytes for 2022 is over; many thanks to those who made another great year possible

To the Editor: It was our pleasure to be back at the library this season, celebrating 21 years of History Bytes. I’d lik…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Losing yet another piece of Boca Grande uniqueness

To the Editor: I am writing this letter to the Boca Beacon in hopes that you will publish it in an upcoming issue and he…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Remembering a different type of Placida ‘culture’

To the Editor: To the two birds who are now the stewards of Placida, which is an estuary bay of Coral Creek (Caloosa Cre…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks for another wonderful Valentine Art Show

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Art Center thanks Carol Stewart of…

If you’ve ever thought about joining the GIBA board, read this

Re: Interested volunteers needed to Join Gasparilla Island Bridge Au…

Parceling out our past: Another look at the area’s expansion

“People used to live there – real, working people – and that is what is not being preserved.”- Melissa knight Melissa Kn…

Looking for someone with a ‘particular set of skills?’ Look no further

Lawrence Wilson is a very complex man with a very simple name. He has a background that would boggle the mind of any averag…

Friends of the Everglades to host presentation on water crisis at Power House in March

BY EVE SAMPLES, DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES How much progress has been made since the toxic-algae crisis that…

Garden Club to welcome world-class farmer of Zonneveld

SUBMITTED BY CATHY BALLMAN, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB CORRESPONDENT Just because you can get most anything all the time, d…

Red Tide Forum returns; three experts here to talk to you

Barrier Island Parks Society and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium have partnered again to co-host one of the most popu…