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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 changed how we are living our lives. Many families hav…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Everyone invited to watershed summit event
To the Editor:
Everyone is invited to join the Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership 2020 Watershed Summit on…
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 spend…
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…
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…
Time they’ll never get back, Part III: What a strange way to end a leg of life’ s journey
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – As the school year comes to a close, parents of local graduating seniors look into the faces of their ch…
Family Tradition takes first in Quarantine Queens Classic
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Never let it be said that William Woodroffe doesn’t know how to put a tarpon tournament together. When h…
‘Once upon a time’ came true for one island resident – Be careful, be conscious, be considerate … this virus isn’t over yet
BY LAUREN HANA, MD – Once upon a time there was a small town nestled on a strip of sand they call a barrier island. Her rest…