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Opening for new History Center at Crowninshield

The new space for the Boca Grande Historical Society and History Center will open to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 12. …
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Charlotte will consider Gasparilla Island parking at Nov. 12 meeting

Next Wednesday, the Charlotte County Commission will again take up the issue of Boca Grande parking. The Nov. 12 meeting ha…
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Green Flash launches season at Miller’s

The Green Flash Band is set to launch its 2025-2026 season with a dynamic live performance at Miller’s Dockside Marina in B…

David John Williams 1942-2025

David John Williams of East Haddam, Conn., and Boca Grande, Fla., pa…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Veterans Memorial

Ceremony to be held at 5th Street When residents and visitors gat…
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Charlotte County government upcoming

Upcoming meetings: Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. – Planning and Zoning Board, Charlotte County Administration Center…

Bridge Authority meeting Nov. 19

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose room of the Boca Gran…
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Letters: Ideas to change the atmosphere here

Editor’s Note: Last week, Emerson Wickwire sent us a letter mailed to Charlotte County commissioners, in the wake of their…
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Opinion: Appreciation for the celebrity ghostwriters/authors among us

BY SUSAN HANAFEE I’d like to give a shout-out to best-selling author Catherine Whitney and all others of her kind. Never…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Community Center auditorium renovation and Gasparilla Marina construction

FIVE YEARS AGO Voters weighed in at the polls with mail-in ballots almost equal to the number of voters that came to the…