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Time is running out to present objections to National Register of Historic Places nomination

July 16, 2021
The Department of State cannot request the listing of the Boca Grande Residential Historic District in the National Register now due to a majority of owner objections, but they are required to sub…

A study in sea cow mortality for 2021 shows a disturbing picture

July 16, 2021
The death toll for the first half of 2021 is greater than it was in the entirety of previous years While natural selection does play a part in the lifespan of all species in nature, the record-…

Profile: Capt. Chad Bombenger

July 16, 2021
The first Jay Joiner Memorial Belt Buckle was given out the year after he passed away, in 1993. The buckle is engraved with an eagle, which represents the best fisherman nature has to offer, and a…

Croquet is the game of the day during a hot Boca Grande summer

July 15, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Croquet is believed to have been first played by thirteenth-century French peasants who fashioned ad hoc mallets to whack wooden balls through hoops made of willow bra…

From the archives: A history of Boca Grande churches

July 16, 2021
In a 1984 Boca Beacon, the late Carey Johnson covered the origin of two of the oldest Island churches and the early families who supported their creation. Carey Johnson was the father of Robert Joh…

Lemon Bay High School hosts ‘Seussical Jr.’ summer camp for local youth

July 8, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – After a summer of being closed due to COVID restrictions, musical theater summer camp is back on stage at The Lemon Bay High School Theater. From the looks of it, the children…

The memorial benches of Boca Grande

July 8, 2021
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – You’ve probably seen them scattered along the bike path, in parks, or in other certain public areas. A simple-looking bench with a little plaque or engraving on it with words, q…

Summer camp with Larry the legless lizard, yoga and meditation, squid dissection and much more

July 8, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – School might be out for the summer, but the learning hasn’t stopped. At the Boca Grande Community Center’s traditional summer camp, which started one week after school let out, …

Elsa brought rain, but not much else

July 8, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Elsa couldn’t make up her mind what she wanted to be when she grew up, and went back and forth from a tropical storm to a hurricane, and back to a tropical storm in a matter of …

More letters sent back and forth in the ongoing National Historic Register controversy

July 5, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – While a meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 5 with the Florida National Register Review Board to rehash the National Register of Historic Places nomination of part of the is…