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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 em…

GICIA releases dates for tours of Mercabo Preserve

By Misty Nichols, GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association is excited about relaunching the…
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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 sa…
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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 dr…
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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 3…

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 Co…

An Island Christmas Poem

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

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 d…

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