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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
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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
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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…
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 high…