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BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Ass…

The Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan.17, 2026. The annual all-island tournament wil…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE This year we have a back to back champion with Tina Sexton taking home the trophy with her two…

Above, Sarah Holt, Lizzie Ahlers and Kerri Jacobs at Bella Vida…

Just off Gasparilla Island, a small colony of Florida burrowing owls…

A nice long weekend is ahead. But it is a busy week ahead too, as there are a flurry of new(ish) holidays that follow Thank…

Sarah Sharp Farish passed away on November 24, 2025 at home in Boca Grande, Florida, surrounded by her family. Raised in…

The blue barrels to gather non-perishable food for the Englewood Helping Hand program are now out in downtown Boca Grande…

On the 18th of November, Cheryl Midyett of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Boca Grande, passed on to the realm of peace and etern…

From tennis court to animal habitat Mark Horan’s path to conservation work in Boca Grande and Cape Haze began long befor…