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Public meeting scheduled for Fishery plans
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
On Wednesday, Oct. 18 a public meeting will be held at The Fishery Restaurant just off island to dis…
What happened to the message board at the Post Office?
■ STAFF REPORT Members of community organizations on the island have been asking why the Members of community organization…
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 Co…
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…
Profile Jan Waters
■ BY SUE ERWIN Banyan Tree Pilates and Yoga has new owners – but they’re not new to the island. Jan Waters and her husband…
Sea Turtle Association extends gratitude to community
To the Editor: As we wind down the fifth sea turtle nesting season since the inception of the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Assoc…
Florence Jelks: The ‘principal with principles’ has passed
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Florence T. Jelks Robinson passed away on September 23, 2017. She was born and raised in Boca Grande a…