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Little information available about $1 million that would have gone to Gasparilla Island State Park

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
Featured News

BY JACK SHORT – An item stricken from the 2015-2016 Florida budget that would have sent $1 million to the Gasparilla Island State Park contained little information about how the money would have...

Intrigue in Australia leads back to Florida and Boca Grande

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT Bill Caldwell remembers him as a straight-laced, hard-working fisherman, not as a smuggler and international fugitive. The Tampa Bay Times recently broke a story about a man who...

Sheriff’s Office to patrol Bike Path this weekend

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) encourages everyone to have a safe 4th of July celebration this year. Undoubtedly, there will be increased usage of the GICIA...

Help a local captain and have a great time doing it this Sunday

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Fundraising for Capt. Jimmy Robertson continues on Sunday, July 5 at The Sand Bar. There will be a fish fry at 2 p.m., and more auctions and raffles will be held. There will also be a corn hole...

Celebrate shark week with Mote Marine in many different ways

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium will dive into the science behind some of the ocean’s most fascinating fishes during this year’s Shark Days at Mote with “Real Sharks, Real Science,” a family-friendly...

Prepare your pets for the Fourth of July festivities this weekend

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The 4th of July is not a time of celebration for our pets. If they could read calendars they would be packing up to leave about now. The fireworks that many people find so thrilling can drive pets,...

Your weekly sea turtle nesting numbers From the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

At right is our weekly sea turtle numbers, as recorded by the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association. One thing to remember this week particularly, though, is to clean up the beach after any Fourth of...

Second annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby to be held by Mote

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The second annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby is an exciting and environmentally beneficial event that invites SCUBA divers and snorkelers to compete to collect as many lionfish as possible in an effort...

Obituary: Ann Louise Arehart

July 3, 2015
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Ann Louise Arehart, born July 13, 1925, died at home on June 27, 2015 at age 89 after a long illness. Ann was born in Birmingham, AL to Robert and Irene Breedlove. She was raised in Kansas City,...

Letter to the Editor: A big Ladies Day ‘thanks’

To the Editor:The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s 25th Annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament had a successful outcome with a field of 38 boats and 18 total tarpon released, double the amount of...