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Runoff pipes from two projects raise questions with island residents

Two separate construction projects in the same area have been raising some questions, especially because they involve water…

PROFILE: Natalie Cole

The newest member of the Boca Grande Health Clinic team is Natalie Cole. The conversation started something like, “Wow! Nat…
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New sod on causeway might be cursed by the fire gods (or grown by aliens), ambulance responds to two envenomation calls

If you wear white to a party, you’re bound to spill wine on your shirt. If you buy a brand-new car, you’re bound to get a d…

OBITUARY: David Arner

David Lee Arner, 66, of Pinehurst, N.C. passed away on Monday, July…

EDITORIAL: Want to know why people are against the nomination to the National Historic Register? Here’s why

The National Register of Historic Places topic has been beaten into…

Hudson’s Grocery would-be counterfeiter to stand trial in federal court

The Sarasota man arrested for attempting to use counterfeit money at a Hudson’s Grocery on May 18 has had his case moved to…

Boca Beacon/Gasparilla Island Magazine staff rock the BWN/Charley awards

The Boca Beacon staff traveled to the Sarasota Westin on Friday, July 16 for the Florida Press Association Better Weekly Ne…

Sunglasses aren’t all the same: Choose wisely, your eyes depend on it

Recently I made a trip to California to see our children and grandchildren. We spent some time in the area from LA to Santa…

Time is running out to present objections to National Register of Historic Places nomination

The Department of State cannot request the listing of the Boca Grande Residential Historic District in the National Registe…

A study in sea cow mortality for 2021 shows a disturbing picture

The death toll for the first half of 2021 is greater than it was in the entirety of previous years While natural selecti…