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A look back at 2022
December 30, 2022
There aren’t many years that start out with so much hope for a “back-to-normal” life, only to have a big old sledgehammer come at the end of the third quarter, but 2022 provided that. Hurricane Ia…
GME owner files Chapter 11 two days after lawsuit filed
December 30, 2022
The ongoing issue at Gasparilla Mobile Estates took a sharp turn last week, as the Homeowner’s Association filed suit against the property owner for unlawful closure, and two days later property o…
GIWA to hold annual meeting on January 17, election of directors to take place
December 30, 2022
The Gasparilla Island Water Association will convene for their annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center. Included on the agenda is the election of new direc…
Bocascopes
December 29, 2022
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Aries: Stop stealing other people’s gnucci and socks. It’s not cool. Tuesday is “Take a Rat for a Stroll Day,” so you should do that. Just a reminder that IHOP is not the …
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
December 29, 2022
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FIVE YEARS AGO
U.S. Sugar President and CEO Robert Buker and Judy Sanchez, senior director of Corporate Communications and publications for U.S. Sugar, gave a presentat…
The green is back!
December 22, 2022
Green is the color of recovery in Boca Grande. Green is popping up all over the Island as the vegetation that once made this a lush island paradise is returning to its former beauty. It is not qui…
Relief requests to BGWC have slowed, but still coming
December 22, 2022
BY THE BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB
Boca Grande Woman’s Club President Chris Reecher announced this week that while new applications for financial help following Hurricane Ian continue to be receiv…