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Letters: Beacon should put its focus back on the positive

To the Editor: As has been a weekly occurrence for the past year or so, I open my Beacon with trepidation around how the…

Letters: Will continue to visit, as long as she can get here

To the Editor: I enjoyed the editorial you wrote on island perspectives. The people who live in Boca Grande made their m…
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Get to Homosassa, Crystal River

Children are out of school. Experience something new together. Options are almost infinite. Of course, cost and time mig…

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO Rentals on the Island had increased by 24.9 percen…

Blackbirds, white ibises, hamburger buns: All in the clouds

Thursday morning, three crows flew over Park Avenue, one leading wit…
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Sea turtle recognition program

Charlotte County Natural Resources has launched the Sea Turtle Lighting Recognition Program, a pilot program designed to ho…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A Calusa agenda

Sorting through water policy In our June 13, 2025, issue we ran a profile of the new Calusa Waterkeeper, Joe Cavanaugh…

Summertime Museum Hopping at Port Boca Grande, Maritime Museum

The Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum and the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum are open for business this summer, w…

Kelly’s Korner

Artist, Kelly Reark is settling into her new studio space on the second floor of the historic Railroad Depot Building. Visi…
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EcoWatch: Time for a good and bad news report as season warms up

The good news is that bad news can be turned into good news when you change your attitude. Robert H. Schuller, American…