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OBITUARY: David Arner
David Lee Arner, 66, of Pinehurst, N.C. passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021 at his residence.
Dave was born May 6, 1955…
EDITORIAL: Want to know why people are against the nomination to the National Historic Register? Here’s why
The National Register of Historic Places topic has been beaten into the ground since it began last year. No one knows this…
Hudson’s Grocery would-be counterfeiter to stand trial in federal court
The Sarasota man arrested for attempting to use counterfeit money at a Hudson’s Grocery on May 18 has had his case moved to…
Boca Beacon/Gasparilla Island Magazine staff rock the BWN/Charley awards
The Boca Beacon staff traveled to the Sarasota Westin on Friday, Jul…
Sunglasses aren’t all the same: Choose wisely, your eyes depend on it
Recently I made a trip to California to see our children and grandch…
Time is running out to present objections to National Register of Historic Places nomination
The Department of State cannot request the listing of the Boca Grande Residential Historic District in the National Registe…
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 selecti…
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 with…
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 fashio…
From the archives: A history of Boca Grande churches
In a 1984 Boca Beacon, the late Carey Johnson covered the origin of two of the oldest Island churches and the early families…