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Florida Magazine Association awards

Gasparilla Island Magazine, Tarpon Times & More and the Visitor’s Guide earned 16 awards, including four first-place Ch…
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Beacon wins at Florida Press Association 

The Boca Beacon earned 13 awards, including five first-place honors, at the annual Florida Press Association Better Weekly…
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Ladies Howl at the Moon to close out season

BY BETSY F. JOINER GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM The Ladies Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Gaspar…
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Red Gill Invitational set for Saturday at Whidden’s

This Saturday, June 13 is the 2026 Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tour…
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Reviewing the sales tax revenue for Boca Grande

Figuring the effect of parking and storms Despite reports of a st…
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Earthquake shakes Florida, only a pipe breaks

On Monday, June 8, an earthquake off Cuba shook most of Florida for about a minute. There were no building damages reported…
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Hey, Moma! wins Kids Classic

Above, Capt. Wayne Joiner and the kids team on the Hey, Moma! released two hungry tarpon to win the 2026 Gasparilla Island…
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Board denies Catholic Church plans

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board unanimously voted down a proposal by the Diocese of Venice to tear down the old…

All about turf, at the Turf Club in Saratoga and at home

Who could be lucky enough to have caught the last few moments of The Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday? No, it was not…
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Belmont win for local favorite 

It was a perfect finish at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, as local favorite Golden Tempo won the third of horse ra…