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Author: Marcy Shortuse

Taxes and trapper bids discussed by a duo of ‘Iguana Board’ members

May 4, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande streetlight MSBU, a.k.a. the “Iguana Board,” met on April 27 with only two of the three sitting members in attendance. That means there was no quorum, but Board Members Mark Masselink...

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IT’S GONE

Whispering Bench demolished The Whispering Bench is gone. Early Saturday morning heavy equipment operators came and began to gouge it out of the earth, while Boca Grande residents gathered around...

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Nope, it’s not a coconut

April 27, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

Island beachgoer finds something a bit unusual Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day. It was on Tuesday last week that Artist Lisa McQueen was kicked back at her favorite beach spot,...

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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO The roster was filling up for Ladies Day, and the Boca Grande Historical Society elected Karen Grace to her second term as president. TEN YEARS AGO Capt. Charlie Coleman’s team...

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PETS OF THE WEEK

Boca Beacon backpages

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BOCASCOPES!

Boca Beacon backpages Aries: This is the week of self-realization, meaning you’ll realize how many chips you scarfed down during the Golden Girls marathon. Maybe the answer to what your pondering...

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BOCA GRANDE’S (NOT SO) ACCU-WEATHER FORECAST

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IT’S GONE

The Whispering Bench has been demolished as of this morning at 10:45 a.m. People started making phone calls at about 7 a.m. this Saturday morning, April 22. “It’s gone,”...

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POLICE, FIRE, EMS NEWS

Firefighters responded to numerous calls so far in April: 31, to be exact The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to numerous calls so far this month, including the following: • 12 medical...

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The ‘Tiny Tarpon Tamer’ has been taken from us

Elsie Bracken: 1933 – 2023 The one man who could tame Elsie Bracken, has done so. God took her on April 15, 2023, and probably had no idea what he was getting himself into. One perfect...

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