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Profile: Dr. Bill Heisel
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Dr. Bill Heisel’s home art studio in Boca Grande is filled with colorful oil paintings that line the wal…
Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with Mote on June 4
To the Editor:
Come celebrate our connection to the ocean during a World Oceans Day Family Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p…
Letter to the Editor: I don’t think you understand what I meant
To the Editor: After my letter to the editor in the Boca Beacon appeared a couple weeks back Ms. Watkins, chair of the bridg…
GIWA pleased to report island water passed all federal & state requirements
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION – Gasparilla I…
Hill Tide Estates closer to development
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The proposed development called Hill Tide Estates…
Body of boater missing in local waters found
A boater missing since late last week in local waters was discovered in Charlotte Harbor near Burnt Store Marina on Sunday…
Will the real lens please step forward?
BY SHARON MCKENZIE, BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY – While researching the original lens for Gasparilla Island Light, it came…
Hey kids, it’s time to fish this Saturday!
Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon have teamed up once again to bring you a youth fishing tournament this…
Royal Palm Players, Kids’ Drama Club performance this Friday
BY SUE ERWIN – Catch a glimpse of the youngest stars on the island at a performance this Friday at the Boca Grande Community…
Lights out, holes filled in, beach furniture picked up for turtle season
Soon you’ll begin seeing the telltale signs of another sea turtle season. The unmistakable tracks in the sand, turtle patrol…