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The ‘Tiny Tarpon Tamer’ has been taken from us

April 20, 2023
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…

OBITUARY: Elsie Bracken

April 19, 2023
Elsie Selden Bracken, 90, died April 15, 2023, peacefully at home in Boca Grande, FL. She was born in North Carolina. She lived in Sarasota and later moved to Boca Grande, in 1978.   She was fa…

What exactly is the ‘Whispering Bench?

April 13, 2023
There’s a lot of speculation about a structural “folly” along The Promenade, located behind 161 Gilchrist Ave., called “The Whispering Bench,” or “Whispering Circle.” It was part of the large Crow…

Easter Egg Hunt volunteers still needed, candy as well

March 16, 2023
The annual Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt at the Community Center draws hundreds each year, but only a handful of loyal volunteers show up to make it happen. If you would like to be one of those gems…

ECOWATCH

December 22, 2022
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Events far and wide this Christmastide!

December 15, 2022
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will hold a Christmas celebration beginning Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. with a special family service. At 7:30 p.m. a musical prelude will be featured, with stringed inst…

Bocascopes for the week of 11-25-2022

November 23, 2022
Boca Beacon backpages Aries: “Me” time is a must this week, no matter how dirty the house is or how many relatives are going to smite … I mean, visit you this holiday. That thing you’ve been wa…

WRONG KEY

November 23, 2022
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HORTOONS

November 23, 2022
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Red tide status this week

November 23, 2022
Over the past week red tide was present in very low to high concentrations in and offshore of Sarasota County, background to high concentrations in and offshore of Charlotte County, very low to hi…