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This week in the Boca Beacon: New toll plaza

FIVE YEARS AGO Sunsets of Boca Grande opened its doors where Fresh Produce used be located. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasp…

Our letters page is available. So is the tennis court.

This week, protest came to Boca Grande over Minneapolis and ICE. Those who saw it on social media and are reading about it…
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Racoon Rescue

Cuteness on overload! This baby racoon was rescued from the road near Kappy’s Island Shoppe. A good samaritan from the…
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Venice Art Merit Award

One More Time … Susan Shaffer’s encaustic monotype “Forest” recent…

Sunset Celebration

These ladies came to celebrate a big day. Beautiful ladies and beaut…
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EcoWatch: The consequences of global warming

This is a good time to be living in Florida, except if you’re unlucky enough to be living in the Florida Panhandle, includi…
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SW Florida Fishing: Redfish

Hot redfish on a cold day… BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Just like the rest of the country the chilly weather has arrive…

Bocilla Islands Conservancy hosts Art in the Palms on Feb. 7

The Bocilla Islands Conservancy will host the Art in the Palms event on Saturday, Feb. 7. It is a community celebration of…
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ICE-y Minneapolis immigration protest on island

A group of around 120 Boca Grande residents gathered at Sam Murphy Park on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27 to support democracy an…
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Sudden Sunday storm makes for water distress calls, kayak death

Above, the storm as it came across the Gulf on Sunday. It was captured by a Beacon reader. Diane Cates said, “I was walking…