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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.
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Woman’s Club announces more than $649,600 in donations this year
At their Annual Meeting held on Monday April 4, The Boca Grande Woman’s Club announced that the grand total of their 2016 co…
PROFILE: Garry Carley
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Boca Grande part-time resident Garry Carley is a…
OBIT: Sydell Berman Friedman
Sydell Friedman was a Boca Grande phenomenon. She and her husband, St…
200 have homes, thanks to the BG Haiti project
Letter to the Editor; Most people know by now about the BG Haiti project that has been taking place for the last seven year…
Island Art Days to feature 17 artists this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT
Island Art Days will be back for its 11th year on Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. i…
Anglers, observers needed for Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament
■ STAFF REPORT Calling all lovers of the tarpon season. The 2016 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament will be held, as is traditiona…
Goss, Graham to speak on Friday
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Florida Governor Bob Graham and Former CIA Director Porter Goss will speak about important issues Florida re…
Spaghetti dinner this Sunday means only one thing: Spaghetti dog!
■ STAFF REPORT This Sunday, April 3 heralds the first – and last – spaghetti dinner of the season, to be held from 4:30 to 7…