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April 6, 2023
As the sun dipped into the Gulf the crowd started to gather at the side yard of the J.McLaughlin store on Park Avenue in downtown Boca Grande. Folks were gathering to exper…

April 6, 2023
Beginning this Saturday, April 8 you will have several opportunities to explore Lemon Bay Preserve, a beautiful spot right down the road from the island.  Spring time at Lemon Creek Wildflower Pr…

April 6, 2023
Joseph Lester Albertson Jr. died on March 25, 2023.  Born in New Rochelle, N.Y, on March 13, 1933, Joe attended Tabor Academy​ and​ graduated from Williams College Class of 1954. He served in the…

April 6, 2023
Chocolate bunnies and new spring outfits tend to hide the serious foundation for the celebration of Easter. A couple of community-wide events that have become traditions in Boca Grande break open th…

April 6, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages

April 6, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages

April 6, 2023
FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Causeway history was made after a massive Spring Break party a one-day car crossing record was set – 4,989 to be exact. TEN YEARS AGO Andy Ireland presided over h…

April 6, 2023
To the Editor: This week, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that, as a follow up to last year’s deployment of initial payment centers and the insurance village in January, the…

April 6, 2023
To the Editor: After Hurricane Ian hit, like most, we were assessing damages to our structures. All three of the historic structures that BIPS manages, operates and maintains have major damage ca…

April 6, 2023
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 75 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 14 samples from S…