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New Gasparilla Magazine is out
The new edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Magazine is out now with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and…
NOAA works with BoatUS on derelict marine vessels
The non-profit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has developed a database that will identify the locatio…
Manatee migration reminder from Florida Fish & Wildlife
November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to w…
Ask a Doc: Avoid the uh-ohs when the grandkids visit
BY CHARLOTTE C. COWAN, MD
Few things are more joyful – or more un…
New on Captains
Captains For Clean Water is proud to announce Bob Brooks, a lifelong outdoorsman with more than 45 years in the sporting go…
Residents asked to conserve water due to drought
The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board voted Tuesday, Nov. 18 to declare a Phase I Water Shortage…
History: Docent’s dilemma, or it is all how you approach history
“One of the docents in a history museum was trying out some role playing and visualization techniques. After looking at the…
Shark bite victim tells her story on Inside Edition
Leah Lendel, the then nine-year-old girl who got bit by a shark in Boca Grande in June, was featured on an Inside Edition i…
Maiden voyage
The new American Cruise Lines American Pioneer came through the Boca Grande Pass around 8 a.m. Wednesday to visit Punta Gor…











