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Mote Marine launches new online game: ‘Who wants to be a Sea Star?’
■ PROVIDED BY MOTE MARINE Do you love trivia? Mote Marine Laboratory recently launched a new online game called “Who Wants t…
Can you hear the school bells ringing? TIS students return to school
■ The Island School began their school year on Thursday, Aug. 10 with 60 students attending. There were Coleman boys in the…
Historic Board approves two requests to renovate properties
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two certificates of appropriateness at its monthly meeti…
BGCC wants you for upcoming season
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Camera Club is inviting you to take ou…
Find a new wealth of Boca Grande history in Archival Research Center
■ STAFF REPORT New at the Boca Grande Historical Society is an Archiv…
Most turtle nests survived Tropical Storm Emily
■ BY SUE ERWIN The majority of sea turtle nests survived Tropical Storm Emily. Thankfully, reports from the turtle patrol fr…
Beacon columnist publishes new book
■ STAFF REPORT Dean Laux, who writes a bi-monthly column for the Boca Beacon titled “Remembrances,” has just completed a new…
Obituary: William Charles Kunkler Jr.
William Charles Kunkler, Jr., beloved husband of Diane, gave up his soul to God on Sunday, August 6, 2017 after 88 extraordi…
Profile Adair Newman
Adair Newman appreciates spending peaceful days in Boca Grande. She lives on the island with her daughter, Carol Stewart, an…
What happens if the worst happens?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Every year, the first weather event of the hurricane season usually serves to spur many of us into setti…