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Boca Grande app is here, brought to you by the Boca Beacon
The first complete phone application for Gasparilla Island has finally found its way onto the market.
Aptly called “Bo…
Letter to the editor: Mr. Perry responds …
To the Editor:
I’ve been part of the community on this island for 30 years. My wife for 50 years. I’m insulted that yo…
Cuba Part II: House churches
BY JACK SHORT – This is the seond installment in a series of stories regarding the United Methodist Chuch of Boca Grande…
Boca Norte steps up activity in Cape Haze, buys Grande Tours
BY JACK SHORT – Boca Norte, LLC, owners of the former Mercabo faci…
Letter to the editor: BGHS thanks all for another successful historic home tour
Nearly 400 people attended the Boca Grande Historical Society’s To…
Fire chief answers questions about med flights after road shut down
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Boca Grande Fire Department has clarified some information that many have asked about regarding a…
FOCH v. Charlotte County (re)set for July with new petitioners
BY JACK SHORT – The lawsuit brought by local conservation group Friends of Cape Haze against Charlotte County, which was …
Letter to the editor: GICIA supports Friends of Cape Haze
SUBMITTED BY MISTY NICHOLS AND THE GICIA – In recent years, GICIA has begun to face new challenges as we recognize that g…
Obituary: Jack Lyons
Jack Lyons, a native New Yorker and resident of Boca Grande for more than 20 years, died suddenly on Feb. 27, 2015 while …
Obituary: Natalie Stevens Rogers
Natalie Stevens Rogers passed away on February 28 in Salisbury, NC.
A regular visitor to Boca Grande for a couple of m…