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Obituary: Doris Jean Bishop
Doris Jean Zintek Bishop, 86, of Boca Grande passed away at her home on February 2, 2017. Doris was born in West Allis, Wisc…
Profile: Gladys Varga
■ BY SUE ERWIN Several years ago, an entrepreneurial storyteller came to Boca Grande to share a tale with children as pa…
The chowder has been dished, the donations are appreciated!
A message from The Island School PTO: The 2017 Island School PTO chowder fundraiser dinner is in the books and was well…
Want to read more about Taste of Boca Grande? Pick up the Boca Beacon today!
Want to read more about the 2017 Taste of Boca Grande, to be held on…
Four injured in boating accident
At approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31 the Boca Grande Fire De…
The trestle will remain: Charlotte County working on, not removing, historic railroad trestle
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’ve been on or off the island recently you might have noticed some work crews surrounding the old…
CHOWDAH HEAH! GET YA STEAMIN’ HOT CHOWDAH!
This Saturday there’s a lot going on, but one thing you won’t want to miss is The Island School’s 3rd annual Chowder Dinner…
Come check out some ‘Local Color’ at Whidden’s this weekend!
The Annual Whidden’s Marina “Local Color” Art Show is this Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the grounds of Whidden’…
RPP’S ‘Odd Couple’ X 2 is one of the reasons why local theater is the best
SUBMITTED BY RPP – Royal Palm Players has a simple strategy: FUN. Everything RPP does is supposed to be fun for the…
Boca Grande Food for the Poor event to feature many fine auction items
There’s a story behind every work of art and one of the art pieces by well-known Haitian painter Fritz Rock, up for auction…