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Preservation Board reappointment

Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane reappointed Robert W. Caldwell III to the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board durin…
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Boca Grande Egg Hunt set April 4

The Boca Grande Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at The Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st St. W…
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OPINION: GICIA encourages courtesy on the Bike Path during peak season use

BY THE GICIA As spring brings an increase in seasonal residents, visitors and daily activity, the Gasparilla Island Cons…
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Remembering Capt. John ‘Tater’ Spinks as a mentor and friend

I’ve been blessed to share time with many amazing people in my life…

This date in the Boca Beacon: 9th Annual Croquet Invitational

FIVE YEARS AGO Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Ass…

Let us all live in a park-land together

Just last week, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection released plans for all of the region’s state parks, in adv…

Anton ‘Tony’ Wottreng 1932-2026

Anton “Tony” Wottreng beloved husband of the late Marianne Wottreng (nee Lesch). Loving father of Anton “Tony” Wottreng and…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Anita Dust

Parkinson’s advocate on troubling disease Anita Dust almost threw it away. It was just another piece of mail, a small ed…
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The Island Golfer: The clubs keeping caddie culture alive

There is something uniquely satisfying about the ritual of it. You arrive at the first tee, the bag is already waiting, a c…
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EcoWatch: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – Raise Concerns of the Day

The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed. Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948. Indian law…