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Water disenfection process change planned by utility in June

Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Gr…
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Loss of landscaping makes for challenges for residents, turtle nests

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Sea turtle nesting activity on the island is picking up as we progress further into May…
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The Island School golf cart parade is Wednesday, May 28

This coming Wednesday, join in celebrating The Island School 5th grade graduates as the golf cart parade makes its way thro…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Affectionate family biography of television’s Robert Dale Martin

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a family biography o…

Pendergrass in D.C. with Gators

Lee County Commissioner Cecil L. Pendergrass, Vice Chairman of t…
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Flamingos in air, canoeist Peter Frank on The Great Loop

Perhaps, as God intended, we are truly living in some sort of tropical jungle paradise. Quite regularly, folks are reportin…
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This Date: Hillside’s pier, cracks in bridge and time capsule at Lighthouse United

Looking back into previous Boca Beacon issues: FIVE YEARS AGO: The Seagate Development Group was reconstructing the pier…
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Letters: How many cars do we have to have before it is crowded?

To the Editor: As Yogi Berra once said about Coney Island, “Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.” Are we going t…
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Tarpon season is in full swing; time to enjoy waters

Tarpon season is in full swing. The Ladies Day tarpon tournament was successful despite windy weather. Capt. Frank Davis…
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Boca H2O lineup for Saturday

This Saturday, May 24, is the Buzz Me’Up Boca H20 Festival, held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and…