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Opinion: Appreciation for the celebrity ghostwriters/authors among us

BY SUSAN HANAFEE I’d like to give a shout-out to best-selling author Catherine Whitney and all others of her kind. Never…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Community Center auditorium renovation and Gasparilla Marina construction

FIVE YEARS AGO Voters weighed in at the polls with mail-in ballots almost equal to the number of voters that came to the…
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History at the heart of Boca Grande  

To stand in the new exhibit room at the Crowninshield House, with its completed exhibits, is a wonder – especially consider…
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Miller’s Dockside & Eagle Grille

Stop in for lunch, dinner or a  beverage at Miller’s Dockside or…
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EcoWatch: Manatee Awareness Month

Help our sea cows The first part of a manatee that I saw was a bi…
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SW Florida Fishing: G.I.F.T.- Nov. 25 on the calendar

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The 30th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament (G.I.F.T.) presented by Gasparilla Out…
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Historic Collier Inn nearly burns on Tuesday

Maintenance worker Peter Frazzetta, up early Tuesday Nov. 4, helped saved the historic Collier Inn on Useppa Island from a…

Officials: How to get in touch with your state and local representatives

Citizens of Lee and Charlotte Counties are often asking how to get in touch with local officials. Below are names and c…
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Royal Palm Players opens season with on A.R. Gurney classic, Love Letters 

BY NANCY WHITE In two weeks, the Royal Palm Players will begin its highly anticipated theatrical season with A.R. Gurney…
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Turtle patrol: A final nest, hope

BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY I was trying to hold off as long as I could before writing this week’s turtle column and…