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The empty lot next to The Temp may not be empty much longer
The landscape of downtown Boca Grande may look quite different in the future, as the Boca Grande Historic Preservation…
Ittersagen team takes 2017 Chamber Scramble
■ STAFF REPORT On Monday, Oct. 9 the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Scholarship Golf Scramble at The…
Toll booth update …
■ The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has offered its first update for the GIBA toll building alterations and reroof proj…
Good intentions, wrong face
■ STAFF REPORT In last week’s Boca Beacon we accidentally put the wro…
Profile Jan Waters
■ BY SUE ERWIN Banyan Tree Pilates and Yoga has new owners – but they’re not new to the island. Jan Waters and her husband…
Sea Turtle Association extends gratitude to community
To the Editor: As we wind down the fifth sea turtle nesting season since the inception of the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Associa…
Florence Jelks: The ‘principal with principles’ has passed
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Florence T. Jelks Robinson passed away on September 23, 2017. She was born and raised in Boca Grande and…
Busch matches donations 2:1 for Mote after Irma
A philanthropist with island ties has upped the ante for giving at Mote Marine Laboratory, to help repair damage at a resear…
Chamber to host mixer at Port Boca Grande Lighthouse
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host their October Monthly Mixer at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on Thursda…