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‘Welcome back to the island’ webinar now available to watch
November 24, 2022
The Grande Rounds health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation kicked off the season on November 16 with a recorded webinar to welcom…
Will and Brecken take GIFT tournament for 2022
November 24, 2022
By Capt. Sandy Melvin
The young gun team of Capt. Will Waterhouse and Capt. Brecken Stinnett caught two redfish for a total overall length of 45 3/4 inches to win the 27th annual Gasparilla Islan…
Englewood Helping Hand, Inc. opens new food pantry
November 24, 2022
The Englewood community turned out in large numbers to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of the new food pantry building for Englewood Helping Hand, Inc. (EHH). The new building is 2,500 square feet and…
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 he…
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 sara…
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 three…
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 want…