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Windy was an understatement: 60+ mph winds recorded on Solstice Day

On Tuesday morning, Dec. 21 it was one of those mornings when you saw a lot of people looking concerned and asking one anot…
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Boca Grande Health Clinic CEO reflects on challenges and blessings of a year of change

By Mark Driscoll, CEO of the Boca Grande Health Clinic As 2021 draws to a close, it seems only appropriate to reflect on…
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An in-depth look into the Royal Palm Players’ ‘Miracle on 34th Street’

By Nancy White Twas a night before Christmas … 10 nights to be exact … the Royal Palm Players performed Miracle on 3…

Drivers, please drive the ‘right’ way on the street behind the post office

The following is a message from Lt. Jeff Corkhill, Lee County Sherif…

An Island Christmas Poem

Twas the night before Christmas and all around No noses were f…

The Boca Beacon … daily? In a sense, yes

There’s a big change on the horizon for your weekly island newspaper. The Boca Beacon’s website will be keeping you up to d…

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Horoscopes for 12-24-21

‘Magna Carta’ collection in Boca Grande: Preserving the past

It all started with a phone call. “Approximately a year ago, we received a call,” began Jim Blaha of The Boca Grande Histor…

Kentucky tornado relief needs supplies, but time is running out

Joan Schmidt believes in the adage “help thy neighbor.” Even if that neighbor isn’t next door. After a series of deadly…