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Clinic events raise more than $350,000
■ STAFF REPORT
The Boca Grande Health Clinic had an exciting two days last week, as their annual fundraising festiviti…
100 trillion friends you didn’t know you had
■ BY SUE ERWIN
A common word that often comes to mind when many people think about bacteria is “gross.”
Mote Marine pos…
Residents observe GICIA Preserve at public meeting
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Committee Chair Bayne Stevenson of the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association unveil…
GIBA says ‘thank you’ for another great season
Letter to the Editor;
Like the tides on the beaches of Boca Grande, s…
PROFILE: Jim Benson
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE & JIM BENSON
Jim Benson may be a young man, b…
Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce to hold April Mixer next Wednesday
■ STAFF REPORT
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host an April Mixer on Wednesday, April 13 from 5:30 to 7…
Bike Florida to bring 500 cyclists to Boca Grande on April 14
■ BY SUE ERWIN Approximately 500 cyclists will be spinning down Gasparilla Road on Thursday, April 14. But don’t be ala…
Educational summit features educational celebrities
■ BY SUE ERWIN At an educational summit held on Tuesday, April 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center, some of the natio…
GICIA begins to unveil plans for The Preserve
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has an insert in this week’s Beacon…
Iguana millage to increase, bidding process to begin soon
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Iguana hunting taxes are going up by 0.102 percent, but iguana numbers are definitely going down.
A…