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A look at RPP – then and now – and thanks to those outside the ‘regular’ players who have made all the difference

Way back in the early 2000s when there were actually two weekly papers in Boca Grande I wrote a column called Backstage…

A new way for the Hughes Gallery to live on

Over two decades ago when my late husband, Jack, told me he’d shook hands on a lease for a downtown space in Terry Seitz’s…

GME residents continue to fight eviction after storm

The residents of Gasparilla Mobile Estates are still doing what they can, when they can, to clean up their community and de…
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X-rays done onsite help identify the best treatment plan right away

Broken bones, sprains and fractures are the most common injuries req…
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LBHS jazz season hosts big names in the biz

Lemon Bay High School band students are gearing up for concert and j…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: FRAN EDWARDSON

The Windy City is where Fran Edwardson grew up, but the balmy breezes of Boca Grande have called to her and convinced her t…
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ON THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The cast of Royal Palm Players’ “Don’t Drink the Water” included Lynda Grant, Ji…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Financial support from Ann Potter Wilson Foundation provides BGHS with essential tools

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Historical Society & History Center wishes to extend our immense gratitude for the su…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Question arises from a reader – What’s going on with that bridge?

To the Editor: Several years ago, The Gasparilla Inn rebuilt the bridge that traversed the Boca Grande bayou and the gol…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Chowder event successful for Island School

To the Editor: The Island School PTO would like to thank everyone for their hard work in making the Chowder Dinner SO su…