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BIPS looks for final funding of Range Light project
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Islands Park Society has outlined the work yet to be accomplished in its restoration of the G…
Expert neurosurgeon talks stroke treatments with island residents
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande residents were invited to attend a medical lecture and learn more about new treatments that…
PROFILE: Sierra Cunningham
■ BY SUE ERWIN Sierra Cunningham has been helping people on the island look their best for the past nine years. She’s a…
Obituary: Barbara Anne Benisek
Barbara Anne Benisek, 85, passed away on January 19, 2017. Forme…
Obituary: Creighton L. Sherman
Creighton L. Sherman, 90, of Marshall, Mich. (formerly of Boca Grande…
What is inverted smoke? And why do I care?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Wednesday I woke up to my son telling me the neighborhood was on fire. I looked out the window…
Love Lines are back; pitch your woo here!
■ STAFF REPORT You have just a short time left to decide what to get your sweetie for Valentine’s Day. Will it be a card? F…
Drop a line this Saturday at the youth fishing tourney
■ STAFF REPORT On Saturday, Jan. 21 Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon will sponsor the latest insta…
Hail! The Taste is back
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Roulade. Keftedes. Corn emulsion? For the culinary faint of heart these words may seem a bit daunti…
Rep. Rodrigues speaks to Boca Grande residents
■ BY SUE ERWIN Florida House Representative Ray Rodrigues spoke to Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Assoc…