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Obituary: Joe ‘Baldy’ Rinaldi
Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi – the leader of the tribe, great friend and purveyor of all things pig roastful – has passed away.
He t…
Profile: Jack Carley
■ BY SUE ERWIN After graduating from college in 1962, Jack Carley had almost a year before entering officer candidate school…
A picture speaks a thousand words …
To the Editor: I had the opportunity to stop by the Smart Studios on Boca Grande last week to view their “Nature Protests” a…
Please understand the reason for the protest show
To the Editor: Please let me explain my actions regarding the protest…
Many thanks for a fantastic Tennis Ball
To the Editor: If you were one of the nearly 200 guests who attended…
Much appreciation for bracelet found and returned
To the Editor: Thank you to the kind and honest person who found and returned my bracelet to the Community Center office. I…
Let the light shine!
■ STAFF REPORT History will be made this Saturday, Feb. 9 as the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse will shine its light across th…
Letters and more letters, and even a few more letters … It has become quite clear we need some post office answers
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the last three weeks the Boca Beacon office has been flooded with letters, emails and other forms of…
Coffee with Jim L. from Mote Feb.13
■ STAFF REPORT Join Mote Marine scientist Dr. Jim Locascio for “Coffee with a Scientist” at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in…
Alice Gorman to speak at the library about her novel – Valeria Vose
■ BY SUE ERWIN It started out as a memoir in the 1990s. Alice Gorman began to chronicle her life. More than two decades late…