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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shame on you
To the Editor: Shame on the Comries. I am appalled at the attacking behavior toward a local long-time friend of the Boca Gra…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Operation Christmas Child’ thanks given
To the Editor: I am writing to thank Boca Grande residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need t…
OBITUARY: George ‘Skip’ Perry
George “Skip” Perry was one in a million, the kindred spirit of kind souls, and he can never be replaced in the lives of hi…
PROFILE: ‘Taste’ Chefs, Part II
This week’s profile may seem a bit confusing on first perusal, but th…
Boca Grande Community Planning Panel has returned and is looking for public input
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Perhaps you noticed an ad in last week’s and…
Local historian being sued by ‘orange rock’ residents at the end of 3rd Street over letter to editor in Boca Beacon
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In an odd turn of events, the residents at the end of 3rd Street, also known as “the people with the ora…
Road closures to occur in next three weeks
■ STAFF REPORT Starting this week, for the next three weeks The Gasparilla Inn & Club will be installing storm drainpipe…
Get ready for some mouth-watering BBQ this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Bring your appetites and some spending cash this Saturday, Jan. 18 to the barbecue rib luncheon in the Boca G…
‘Tasty’ days ahead: ‘The Taste of Boca Grande,’ part 1
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A wise man once said that the reason many women don’t immediately tell their significant other what it i…
Red tide: ‘It’s a local problem, but also a global problem’
■ BY SUE ERWIN A panel of several scientists spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday. Jan. 1…