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Someone’s going to get rowdy with Rowdy pretty soon
November 24, 2022
If you remember Rowdy Gaines, the ultimate Olympic swimmer from the 1970s and ’80s, it might excite you to know that he has a home on Little Gasparilla Island. Being the ever-charitable guy that h…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Sarah Babcock
November 23, 2022
“You only need to look in the news to see concerns about influenza, food safety or red tide to realize how much our health and safety are tied to animals, plants and our shared environment.” Dr sa…
THIS WEEK IN THE BOCA BEACON
November 23, 2022
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
Peter and Elsa Soderberg donated $1 million to the new Suncoast Humane Society building project, and the Barrier Island Parks Society announced a new thr…
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…
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…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FWC extends the deadline for waivers for unsalvageable vessels following Hurricane Ian
November 23, 2022
To the Editor:
Following Hurricane Ian’s landfall, vessel owners were given a 45-day grace period to bring derelict vessels into compliance or remove them from state waters. The grace period en…