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Last Chance to Register for Fire Department 5K Before Price Goes Up
Nov. 15 date set
The Boca Grande Fire Department is putting on The Grande Firehouse 5K on Saturday, Nov. 15.
The run…
Ask a Doc: Understanding Psoriasis
BY RAYMOND A. JAMES, D.O. BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness for a…
Chamber Golf Scramble date set
Above, members of the Chamber at last year’s Educate Boca Golf Scramble. File photo
The Educate Boca Golf Scramble Tourn…
Beacon wins 19 awards at Florida Media Conference
At the Florida Press Association’s annual conference and awards, the…
Hurricane tips to protect homes, help responders
September is the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season; here are way…
New entrance approved for Community Center by Preservation Board
There will be a new entrance at the Boca Grande Community Center, after approval by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation B…
More beach renourishment
The next phase of beach renourishment at Gasparilla Island State Park, near the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, is now underwa…
Island waits for next steps on parking rules
Gasparilla Island is in a waiting period as to when new parking regulations will be imposed. Currently, it is the status qu…
COLUMNS: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD
Our lives fly by; The impressions we make to young are permanent
Today’s times are faster than we can deal with frequent…
This date in the Boca Beacon
FIVE YEARS AGO
An Iowa man, fishing near the Boca Grande Causeway, was bitten by a blacktip shark as he was releasing it…