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More than 45 artists to be featured during Tarpon Festival art show and party
■ STAFF REPORT
Excitement is brewing as anglers and artists alike prepare for the 2016 Tarpon Festival in downtown Boca…
Tourney season starts with Lamar Jr. in Ladies Day
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Ladies Day 2016 proved to be a great time for Capt. Lamar Joiner Jr. and his team on Searene, and t…
Friendly island face seeking help to send WWII vet to ceremony
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Cathy Joel has never served in the military, but she hopes to send her neighbor, a Pearl Harbor survivor, to…
Help support Tank’s Legacy, and let’s find Frankie a new home
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Saving the lives of unwanted animals is a costly…
Profile: Dr. Bill Heisel
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Dr. Bill Heisel’s home art studio in Boca Grande…
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 Island Water Association, Inc. (GIWA) is pleased to pres…
Hill Tide Estates closer to development
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The proposed development called Hill Tide Estates is a little closer to fruition. On Thursday, April 28…
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…