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BY JEAN NETHERY The Beacon welcomes back our occasional writer, Jean Nethery, who is writing this time about Ireland. T…

If you’re anywhere near Boca Grande Pass Saturday night, don’t be surprised if you hear some odd noises. The howling will b…

BY JACK SHORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority closed its swing bridge briefly to road traffic and for at least 19…

BY MARCY SHORTUSE Island sea turtle patrollers were full of excit…

Shown in the two accompanying charts, mid-year tourist tax collectio…

BY CARROLL SWAYZE Excitement is brewing as anglers and artists alike prepare for the 2015 Tarpon Festival in downtown B…

Virginia Jeane “Shay” Wilber, born in Albany, N.Y. on October 7, 1979 to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. David F. Wilber III, d…

BY JACK SHORT Sometimes it takes a few knocks at the door before someone finally answers. For Rev. Matthew Morgan Willia…

Twenty five years of dispute seemed to have been put aside — at least for a day or so. The ink was barely dry on an agr…

BY JACK SHORT Scientists from the Florida Institute of Technology hope everyone fishing the pass next week won’t be alar…