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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Hurricane Milton

Part II of a stormy fall, 2024 This time last year, the island was just beginning to get back to normal business followi…
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Removal of temporary Bayou bridge begins Oct. 16

Above, a 2020 photo of the temporary Bayou bridge used for GIWA operations. The old bridge is portable and is now in place…

Matthew Gilmour Thompson 1942-2025

Matthew Gilmour Thompson, 83, died on September 24, 2025. Born in Richmond on June 3, 1942, to Madeline Waller and Edward T…

Affordable housing meeting October 15

The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee has scheduled a meeting at…
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OPINION: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD

Serious costs ahead for advanced wastewater treatment We have a s…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Galleria closure, Anchor Inn and sunken treasure

FIVE YEARS AGO Written and produced by Erica Ress Martin and directed by Priscilla Masselink, “Boca Boys” debuted on You…
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Many more will be looking at the water

This week, the new Mote SEA Aquarium opened in Sarasota, just outside the University Town Center mall. The oft-told local a…
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EcoWatch: Saying goodbye too soon. Jane Goodall 10/1/25

BY DELORES SAVAS You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do m…
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SW Florida Fishing: G.I.F.T.’s 30th coming up!

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It’s starting to feel like fall here in Boca Grande and the fish in the backcountry are fired u…
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Hurricanes effect on turtle nests; ten remaining as October goes

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY If you’ve watched the local TV news or read a local newspaper these past couple of weeks…