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The saga of ‘The Forgotten Ones’ at Gasparilla Mobile Estates continues …

July 20, 2023

More developments have unfolded in the Gasparilla Mobile Estates controversy and they are just as strange as the ones that preceded them. Residents have a new eviction notice, a new reason given b…

$3.8 million restoration contract signed for Lighthouse

July 20, 2023

This week, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) signed a contract to complete repairs at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse at Gasparilla Island State Park, according to Brooke Keck…

Fall debut scheduled for Temp sign

July 20, 2023

Did you really think it wouldn’t be back? Ha ha, ho ho, hee hee, you must belong in the maison de fous! The Temptation martini sign, destroyed during Hurricane Ian, is finally put back together…

Saying goodbye to a Boca Beacon staple: Hortoons by Dave Horton

July 20, 2023

Quite often, a good laugh is all anyone needs. Those who can provide it are valuable and should be treasured. That being said, it is with much sadness that we say goodbye to our “Hortoons” cart…

Gasparilla Pines Pathway to connect two Cape Haze preserves

July 20, 2023

A new sidewalk and drainage program on Cape Haze will connect the Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve and Charlotte County’s Amberjack Environmental Park. The project, called t…

Rare whale shark visit off Sarasota coast reveals this kindler, gentler shark is in local waters more often than one thinks

July 20, 2023

Whale sharks just aren’t something you see every day, even in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico in our area. But that doesn’t mean it never happens. In fact, it happened to some boaters…