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There’s lots going on at LBC, especially this weekend

February 9, 2023
Lemon Bay Conservancy will hold a public open house at Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve on Saturday, Feb. 11 that will included guided trail walks, environmental presentations and more. The firs…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association

February 9, 2023
Lots of people in Boca Grande love to walk the beach in the morning. Most of them do not make the trek if the weather is nasty, or if the sun gets too hot. There are some folks, however, who do no…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

February 9, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The sale of Las Olas, a home that was once part of the Crowninshield compound on Gilchrist Avenue, broke island real estate records when it sold for $13 …

Boca Grande Preschool is open for business

February 3, 2023
The Boca Grande Preschool is back in business. It reopened its doors January 9, and is better than ever. “Little children thrive on normalcy,” asserts Kelli Carpenter, the Preschool Director. F…

Young Life fundraiser at Inn Beach Club begins new chapter in organization

February 3, 2023
The beautiful sunset capped off the night of fun and faith as the new chapter of Young Life held its major fundraiser of the year at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club Monday, Jan. 31.  The event wa…

A look at RPP – then and now – and thanks to those outside the ‘regular’ players who have made all the difference

February 3, 2023
Way back in the early 2000s when there were actually two weekly papers in Boca Grande I wrote a column called Backstage with Boots. There I attempted to relate to our Royal Palm Player awesome…

A new way for the Hughes Gallery to live on

February 3, 2023
Over two decades ago when my late husband, Jack, told me he’d shook hands on a lease for a downtown space in Terry Seitz’s new post and beam building, I almost killed him.  After deciding to sell …

GME residents continue to fight eviction after storm

February 3, 2023
The residents of Gasparilla Mobile Estates are still doing what they can, when they can, to clean up their community and deal with an impending legal issue that will determine whether they can con…

X-rays done onsite help identify the best treatment plan right away

February 3, 2023
Broken bones, sprains and fractures are the most common injuries requiring an X-ray. And now that X-ray imaging services are available onsite at the Boca Grande Health Clinic, patients no longer h…

LBHS jazz season hosts big names in the biz

February 3, 2023
Lemon Bay High School band students are gearing up for concert and jazz season and getting the help of some top-shelf professional musicians along the way. Two big names in jazz will be visitin…