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Lemon-aid stand
Virginia & Augusta C. with Tate & Margo S. spent a day in the village selling lemonade to benefit The Island School…
Boca Beacon welcomes user photos
The Boca Beacon uses many contributed photos each week and welcomes them from the club. A few samples from the last year. W…
Scarpa’s is open, plus briefs from Ballyhoo this week of Dec. 27
Some news from on island from Ballyhoo, always on page 5. Send your news of openings and events to info@bocabeacon.
In r…
Fun with numbers for this new year, A.D. 2025
It’s all in the numbers. Who doesn’t enjoy a date with a good number…
Boca Grande history: White House florist visits and a lizard hunt fail, plus MerCabo
Brief news from this date in the archives of the Boca Beacon:
FIV…
Push a pole, watch the birds, grasp opportunity in 2025
We celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas and welcome a New Year.
2024 was tough on most of us and I’m looking forward…
Lights of Boca Grande, 2024, by Matt Gutman
Here, views of the Christmas lights of Boca Grande. Photos by Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Island Magazine photographer Matth…
Christmas Eve at Lighthouse United Methodist Church
At Lighthouse United Methodist Church, Christmas Eve came with a nativity and families dressed for dinner.
Children read…
William V.P. Newlin, 1933-2024
William V.P. Newlin died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Northwest Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2024. He was 91…
Maxine Hunter, 1930-2024
With a natural zest for life and all of its blessings, Maxine Morrison Hunter’s love of family and her never ending thirst…