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Causeway traffic down 8 percent

Above, work on toll lane 3, or the self scan lane, this week. GIBA photo The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterl…
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Emergency group meets to prevent disaster 

A group of about 30 island community leaders and members met on Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, at the Boca Grande Fire Departmen…
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Kettle Harbor fire heated up again, crews returned

Above, the house during the fire. Ashley Turner, Charlotte County   The cause of a massive Saturday afternoon house fire…
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Freshwater Florida Master Naturalist Program starts Oct. 2

Seats are still available for the Freshwater Module of the Florida M…

Data centers: The public process is critical in Florida

BY BRENT MCCONNELL Data centers are becoming one of the strangest…

This date in the Boca Beacon: GIBA tests self-scan lane

FIVE YEARS AGO A new clinic opened in East Englewood. The clinic was offering monoclonal antibody treatments for patient…

Agriculture, kicked to the curb, can survive 

At the Beacon, we are blessed with a staff that has a love for what grows around us. A few weeks ago, Daniel Godwin, our ar…

Last weekend to visit The Pink Pony

Bailey (left) and McKayla are here to remind you that the last chance this season to get your ice cream and other goodies a…

Boca Grande Trading open Monday-Saturday

Boca Grande Trading says it’s all in the cards with their Tarpon Card T-shirts. Available in charcoal and powder blue, size…
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Congratulations!

June 8, 2026, marked 30 years of employment at the Boca Grande Post Office for Cherre Hobbs. On June 29, 2026, Manager of P…