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Pigskin Pickin’ League Winner

Dave ‘Smitty’ Smith, of Hudson’s Grocery, picked the Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl this year. Smitty won this year…
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Perfect fishing weather …

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE In between fronts this week, the fishing was great. As water temperatures began to rebound from…
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SW Florida Fishing: Was once everyone’s, now for the few.

 BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR It’s a sad day here in Boca Grande for fisherman like me who have enjoyed wading the shorelin…
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SW Florida Fishing: Convicts bite early in local tourney

The Lemon Bay Girls Beach Volleyball team sponsored the “Catch a Con…
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OPINION: Placida apartments and Coral Creek protected wetlands

BY ROB ROBBINS PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF CAPE HAZE On Feb. 9, the Cha…
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New Chamber Back Bay Fishing Tournament

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has introduced the first annual Gasparilla Grande Slam Back Bay Fishing Tournament…
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Thanks to Island School Golf Challenge supporters

BY THE ISLAND SCHOOL FOUNDATION The Island School Foundation’s chairperson, Mary Johnston, summed up the day: “Condition…
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Wrapping up the 2026 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic

The Boca Beacon’s 2026 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opened on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 and finished on Tuesday, Feb. 10…
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Elizabeth Kolbert to speak on mass extinction at Friends event 

Editor’s Note: This has been rescheduled as of 2/5/26. ‘Everything (and everyone) alive today is descended from an organ…
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McDonald’s CEO helping Charlotte small biz

Built to Last: What Winning Restaurants Do Differently, an in-person program featuring restaurant industry leader Ed Rensi…