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Ladies Howl tournament set for Saturday, June 21

BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER Ladies Howl at Moon Tournament will be held Saturday, June 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. The weekend event…
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Lee commissioner Mulicka talks on beach access and Boca Grande

In interview last week he shared thoughts after visit Editor’s Note: The Boca Beacon sat down with Commissioner David M…
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Progress continues with Community Center renovations

Progress on the Boca Grande Community Center continues as summer camps are set to begin next week.  Friends of Boca Gran…
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Obtain hurricane passes from the Fire Department

Hurricane season has officially begun and the time to prepare is now…
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Tracy Lynn takes First Place for the second week in a row in GIKC

Blaze takes second, again Tracy Lynn won the annual Gasparilla Is…
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Girl recovering after shark bite near 22nd Street

Surgeons were able to reattach hand A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a nine-year-old girl was injured by an ap…
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Reopening planned for parking and canoe access at Boca Grande Fishing Pier

Charlotte County is working to reopen the parking lot and roadway at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, which has been closed si…
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Update on Post Office: No date yet for reopening

While there is no date for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office, the USPS has updated the island on repair status f…
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A Boca Grande love story, dancing to the jukebox, married on Banyan Street

BY KATHY Y. FUTCH It was 10 p.m., on a February evening in 1975 at the intersection of Hwy. 41 and SR 776, which was ver…
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Of ‘ocean’ hot dogs, fake scallops and other fishy factory tales 

Southwest Florida seafood tasting memories BY JIM COCHRUN In the early days of Southwest Florida, all small coastal t…