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Knight named new BGHS president, Blaha to serve as vice president

Johns Knight is the newly-elected president of the Boca Grande Historical Society. The Knight family came to Florida in 184…

Saying goodbye to Rev. Martyn

It was a sad farewell on Sunday, April 23 at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, as Rev. Martyn Atkins t…

Celebrating the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse

The Gasparilla Island Lighthouse is open for business again. The historic structure was seriously dam…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Todd Simonds

“Being able to write a good paragraph can get you almost anywhere.” That’s the thinking of Todd Simonds, whose own life…
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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO The roster was filling up for Ladies Day, and the Boca Grande Historical Society elected Karen Grace to h…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Island lover is so thankful for all of the memories made here

Editor’s note:    This letter was written prior to the author knowing the bench was gone. She was contacted, a…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Things that money can’t buy

To the Editor: There are some things money cannot buy: decency, manners, integrity, values and a smile! Neighbors, fr…

Your weekly red tide report

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 86 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bl…