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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Asking for forgiveness …
To the Editor, and to the citizens of Boca Grande:
I’m Tim Spain. In December of last year I received my second DUI in a…
PUBLIC NOTICE: 2024 homestead exemption applications should be turned in soon
To the Editor:
The Charlotte County Property Appraiser is now accepting 2024 exemption applications. Homestead exemption…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to concerned passerby after bike spill
To the Editor:
Writing a note of thanks to the white car and kind gentleman passenger who stopped after seeing me tumble…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
We said goodbye to Pedali…
‘You’re breaking up … I can’t hear you’
Our lack of ‘comms’ spurs a plan by several islanders
What’s that…
You might think it’s just burrow, eat, mate, repeat, but the life of one of our oldest species on earth is being threatened every day
Gopher tortoises love Gasparilla Island. They gravitate to areas with sun, sand and great weather, not unlike the humans wh…
Density meeting in Charlotte County set for February 28
The Charlotte County hearing on Cape Haze density is set for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 in Room 119 of the Murdock Admi…
History Bytes: The Boca Grande Hotel, post mortem
The final History Bytes session of the season was a rousing success as dozens of people gathered in the Fust loggia to hear…
St. Andrew’s speaker to discuss common ground, difficult dialog
As part of the “Faith and …” speaker’s series at St. Andrew’s Church, Dr. Aine Donovan will speak on “Hope and Healing amid…
Ever heard of the B.E.G.? Meet them at Economic Summit 2023
The Boca Economics Group is back at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, armed with their crystal balls and plenty of educated insi…










