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Phase I water shortage order declared
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA – With the past 12-month total rainfall for our area considered severely abnormal, the Governing Boa…
Hill Tide Estates begins work resurfacing pier, beach temporarily (?) blocked
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – A walk on the beach along on the shore of Charlotte Harbor, at the south end of the island by Hill Tide…
On to Junior High! 11 students graduate from The Island School
BY MAKAILA LINDSEY – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Island School fifth graders might not get a traditional graduation…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A message from the Boca Grande Preschool: It’s OK to play
To the Editor:
It’s Okay to Play!
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Everyone invited to watershed summit event
To the Editor:
Everyone is invited to join the Coastal & Heartlan…
OBITUARY: Maribeth Cunningham
Maribeth Ann Perry Cunningham passed away peacefully at her home in Boca Grande on May, 17, 2020. She was born at Presbyteri…
PROFILE: Daniel O’Connell
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Local resident Daniel O’Connell has enjoyed spending his retirement on the bustling beaches of Boca Gran…
More than $600,000 donated by Boca Grande Woman’s Club through Emergency Relief Fund
STAFF REPORT – Over the past several weeks, the Emergency Relief Fund Task Force has quietly been at work in Boca Grande. Es…
The diary of a ‘Covidite’
Marilyn Hoeckel was the editor of the Boca Beacon from 1990 to 1998. She was the director and curator of the Boca Grande Lig…
The time to ‘HoOoOwl’ is now!
STAFF REPORT – It is officially time to howl! Capt. Sandy Melvin of Special Effects/Gasparilla Outfitters will host the “How…