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OBITUARY: Thirza Jane Farrow
Thirza Jane Farrow died on September 8, 2017 in Venice, Florida at age 91, vibrant and engaged in life to the end. A resid…
Florida history comes alive at The Island School
On Wednesday, Oct. 11 the history of indigenous people in Florida came alive for students at The Island School. The progra…
Boca Grande rallies against proposed 11th Street assisted living facility
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A proposal to renovate a private home to an assisted living facility on East Railroad Avenue was not w…
Public meeting scheduled for Fishery plans
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
On Wednesday, Oct. 18 a public meeting will b…
What happened to the message board at the Post Office?
■ STAFF REPORT Members of community organizations on the island hav…
The empty lot next to The Temp may not be empty much longer
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
The landscape of downtown Boca Grande may look quite different in the future, as the Boca Grande His…
Ittersagen team takes 2017 Chamber Scramble
■ STAFF REPORT On Monday, Oct. 9 the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Scholarship Golf Scramble at T…
Toll booth update …
■ The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has offered its first update for the GIBA toll building alterations and reroof pr…
Mingle at the Lighthouse
■ BY STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its October Monthly Mixer at the Port Boca Grande Lig…
Good intentions, wrong face
■ STAFF REPORT In last week’s Boca Beacon we accidentally put the wrong Busch family member in a story regarding a matchin…