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Profile: Rebecca DeRosa
■ BY SUE ERWIN Rebecca DeRosa has been keeping busy helping out with charity events this holiday season. She recently led a…
‘Not in my backyard’ folks upset about Promenade discussion
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
In another classic case of “don’t kill the messenger,” our Boca Beacon Facebook page went a little nuts…
Please watch out for local wildlife while driving
To the Editor and all users of Gasparilla Road: I am so saddened every time I see a dead bird on the side of the road, an ob…
In response to an earlier letter
To the Editor: Responding to the article the “Gift: published 12-20-1…
Come on down to the Farmer’s Market!
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Farm & Fish Market will return to…
A statement made on the Promenade
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This week someone made quite a bold statement against homeowners who put plants and rocks on the Promena…
Consider lending a hand to help local wildlife in 2020
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Living in an island paradise is a beautiful thing for humans … and it was just as wonderful for our lo…
Retired Col. Dieffenderfer to celebrate 100 years on Christmas Day service at St. Andrew’s Church
■ BY SUE ERWIN Retired Colonel James “Jimmy D” Dieffenderfer will be turning 100 years old on Dec. 25, 2019. The Colonel is…
‘Taste’ tickets on sale now, event scheduled for February 3
■ STAFF REPORT It’s that time of the year again, when the eats are “grande” and the music is swinging at “The Taste of Boca…
Red tide report …
In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at low and medium concentrations in Charlotte County, backgr…