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OPINION: Informed locals can hold Buc-ee, county, to highest bar

BY ROB ROBBINS Recent local media coverage of the Buc-ee’s and Harborview proposal didn’t tell the real story from the e…
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Talk about the weather. June rain is ‘bustin’ out all over’

For those reading the paper remotely, there has now been a week of rain in these coastal parts. It did seem like the rain w…

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO Capt. Chuck Jenks rescued three boys out of the water near the middle bridge. The boys jumped off the bri…
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Dog training is an art

When it comes to training, the trainer should evaluate what woul…
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EcoWatch: Welcoming the summer but dreading the storms

“Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that despite our techno…
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SW Florida Fishing: What a great time to go fishing…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE June is here and we have started to switch into summer weather patterns with scattered showers…

Farlow’s releases plans for its Chophouse 285 in Englewood

The owners of Farlow’s have released plans for their new restaurant on Englewood’s historic Dearborn Street, Chophouse…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: David Mulicka

Commissioner with love for island, county When David Mulicka (muh-lik-ah), newest member of the Lee County Board of Coun…
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First hatchlings to come; big nesting females still get stuck in holes

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY This week, our loggerhead turtle mothers laid their 100th nest of the season. It will be…
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Five miles of bike path landscaping under way

BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association Bike Path restoration projects are well unde…