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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…
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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…
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From the archives: A history of Boca Grande churches

In a 1984 Boca Beacon, the late Carey Johnson covered the origin of t…

OBITUARY: William Regnery

William Henry Regnery II of Boca Grande, Florida died peacefully at home on July 2 , surrounded by his loving family. Willia…
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Lemon Bay High School hosts ‘Seussical Jr.’ summer camp for local youth

BY T MICHELE WALKER – After a summer of being closed due to COVID restrictions, musical theater summer camp is back on stage…

The memorial benches of Boca Grande

BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – You’ve probably seen them scattered along the bike path, in parks, or in other certain public areas. A s…

Summer camp with Larry the legless lizard, yoga and meditation, squid dissection and much more

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – School might be out for the summer, but the learning hasn’t stopped. At the Boca Grande Community Center…

Elsa brought rain, but not much else

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Elsa couldn’t make up her mind what she wanted to be when she grew up, and went back and forth from a tr…