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OPINION: ALICE GORMAN
BY ALICE GORMAN
One of the results of living and caring about a small community for many years is the awareness that cer…
Good news on our Bridge, but a busy summer ahead
It is time we had some good news here on Gasparilla Island.
This summer, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) w…
Letters: Temp, Hudson’s, Sisters on beach visit
To the Editor:
I am writing in opposition to proposed changes in Boca Grande parking and to briefly mention our ex…
Melissa Landon 1967-2025
Melissa A. Landon, 57, passed away on April 9, 2025. A native of Au…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New mystery ‘Coram House’ just out
Bailey Seybolt
Author Bailey Seybolt was in Boca Grande with her…
EcoWatch: Need for triage for environmental emergencies
“I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet fl…
SW Florida Fishing: The spring winds…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
I have spent many years fishing the Boca Grande backcountry in the springtime and unfortunately it…
State reopens parking lot at south end
Gasparilla Island State Park reopened its Dune parking area near the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on Wednesday, April 23…
All that Jazz
Tony DeSare performed his Sinatra & Beyond show on Monday for this season’s finale in the All that Jazz series. …
This date in the Boca Beacon
FIVE YEARS AGO
COVID-19 was in full swing and the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament for 2020 had been canceled.
TEN Y…