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COME OUT FROM THE INSIDE TO BREATHE THE AIR … Stop stressing and get into some ecotherapy

Did you know that the average American spends eleven hours per day on a screen and more than 90 percent of their lives indo…

CHNEP breaks down what macroalgae is all about

A three-day workshop was recently held locally to discuss a growing problem in Florida, excessive macroalgae. The workshop…

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 C…
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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 shi…

OBITUARY: David Arner

David Lee Arner, 66, of Pinehurst, N.C. passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021 at his residence. Dave was born May 6, 1955…

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 the ground since it began last year. No one knows this…

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…