To the Editor,
This week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 23-06 (Achieving Even More Now for Florida’s Environment), to further advance the protection of Florida’s environment and wa…
While many things are slowly coming back from the storm named Ian that turned us upside down, there are still a few things that are frustrating. Stuck in our craw, if you will. Three of those are th…
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The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic is about to begin on a court near you … are you signed up yet?
The tournament, sponsored by the Boca Beacon’s publisher, Dusty Hopkins (who…
On the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 4 at approximately 8:25 a.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department got a call that no one wants to get – a gunshot wound victim on the beach at Range Light Beach on Gulf…
Gail Cleveland featured artist for January at Smart Studio
Smart Studio will host artist Gail Cleveland for the month of January, featuring watercolor and acrylics of local scenes.
Gail is tra…
On Thursday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m., the Johann Fust Library Foundation is excited to host Author Virginia Hume, who will present her debut novel “Haven Point” in the library’s courtyard.
Virginia spe…
As the hurricane becomes something that is farther and farther away from the minds of those who weren’t seriously affected, those who were are feeling the financial crunch even more than before…
Boca Grande Hope For Haitians and the Scott family’s campaign to fight poverty and provide homes for families in Haiti through Food For The Poor (FFTP), now in its 14th year, shows no signs of slowi…
Get ready, as The Island School’s Chowder Dinner is coming on January 27
If you are a fan of chowdery goodness and a scintillating silent auction, with a nice 50/50 raffle thrown in, you won’t wa…
Get your comfortable shoes on, clean out that back seat or trunk and prepare to get up bright and early on Saturday, Jan. 7 as the moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here. The island’s very ow…
