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New sod on causeway might be cursed by the fire gods (or grown by aliens), ambulance responds to two envenomation calls

If you wear white to a party, you’re bound to spill wine on your shirt. If you buy a brand-new car, you’re bound to get a d…

OBITUARY: David Arner

David Lee Arner, 66, of Pinehurst, N.C. passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021 at his residence. Dave was born May 6, 1955…

EDITORIAL: Want to know why people are against the nomination to the National Historic Register? Here’s why

The National Register of Historic Places topic has been beaten into the ground since it began last year. No one knows this…

Hudson’s Grocery would-be counterfeiter to stand trial in federal court

The Sarasota man arrested for attempting to use counterfeit money at…

Boca Beacon/Gasparilla Island Magazine staff rock the BWN/Charley awards

The Boca Beacon staff traveled to the Sarasota Westin on Friday, Jul…

Sunglasses aren’t all the same: Choose wisely, your eyes depend on it

Recently I made a trip to California to see our children and grandchildren. We spent some time in the area from LA to Santa…

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 played by thirteenth-century French peasants who fashio…