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Bagged a sweet cane toad on Park Avenue

A giant seven-inch poison cane toad was caught and bagged in the alley behind the Boca Beacon office on Tuesday, July 2. …
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: No chum of the noxious Boca Grande iguana, Brian Ambrose

As one story goes, sometime in the 1980s, a man and his children grew weary of caring for their pet iguanas. They decided…
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Letters: Love the ‘Let’s Go Fishin’ tv show memories

To the Editor:  I’d like to express a thank you to the Boca Beacon for adding Capt. Van Hubbard to your writing c…

Nicholas Kaiser 1933-2024

SUBMITTED BY THE KAISER FAMILY  Our Dad sadly left us. Nicholas…
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EcoWatch: July 4th is more than fireworks and hot dogs

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created…
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SW Florida Fishing: Offshore heating up…

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CAPT. BRAD HICKMAN When it comes to grouper offshore, count on a few gag groupers, but also black, …
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: From Illinois crime lab to turtle volunteer, Arlene Hall

Her byline in the Beacon should be enough of a clue that Arlene Hall is someone worth getting to know. She is the one who…
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Turtle report: Nest predators appear this week, snacking on eggs

BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY  At long last, the first green sea turtle crawl was documented on Gasparilla Island dur…
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Curbed: Lots of empty spaces after mass parking resignations

Five members of the Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel sent a letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon about their resigna…
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Parking panel cites progress, frustration in resignation letter

BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOCA GRANDE PARKING ADVISORY PANEL  In 2015, a Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel of diver…