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Beacon team up for nine awards in FPA annual contest
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Beacon team is proud to announce the newspaper is up for nine awards at the Florida Press Associatio…
Historic cottage moving to Fort Myers? We’ll find out soon
■ BY SUE ERWIN A local television news station reported recently that Lee County is looking to move a 1920s cottage once own…
Baby ducks stranded — Safety Harbor to the rescue … or not?
■ BY SUE ERWIN A home watch worker observed seven baby ducks that appeared to be stranded in a swimming pool at a home on Jo…
Volunteers remove 30 bags of trash from north fishing pier
■ BY SUE ERWIN More than 30 volunteers showed up on June 3 to help cl…
Skeeters driving you crazy? They are breeding big time
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mosquitoes seem to be more of a problem this year than…
Profile: Alex Shouppe
■ BY SUE ERWIN Alex Shouppe has been fishing in Boca Grande with his grandfather, Byron Shouppe, Sr., and his dad, Byron Jr…
Time to catch some feline fish! Mote to hold Lionfish Derby
■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM Join Mote Marine Laboratory for the fourth annual Sarasota Lionfish Der…
Ladies Howl this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Ladies, are you ready for some more great tarpon fishing? The 2017 Ladies Night Out Howl at the Moon Tourname…
Kids: get ready to fish
■ STAFF REPORT The 7th annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament presented by Columbia Sportswear is planned f…
Three Sisters Homeowners’ Association holds variance meeting on access
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, May 30 Attorney Michael Haymans of Punta Gorda addressed a group of about 25 people who were…