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Bell repair needed? Just call the BGFD
October 19, 2023
Firefighter Alex Moore (on the ground) and Firefighter Casey Taylor (on the truck).
Our firefighters have been known as “jacks of all trades” for many years, as they’ve helped perform tasks…
Coral Creek Visits Scotland and St. Andrews
October 13, 2023
Members of the Coral Creek Golf Club visited St. Andrews Links in Scotland. Golf has been played at the course for over 600 years.
Pictured is the group at their first tee.
Left to right in…
Concerned Citizen Donates Another $50K to Emergency Project
October 13, 2023
This week Fire Chief C.W. Blosser notified the Beacon that an additional $50,000 donation from a concerned citizen was received for the Island Auxiliary Emergency Radio Communications & Interope…
Profile: Polina Voinevych, Actress and Entrepreneuse
October 13, 2023
Acting is Polina Voinevych’s passion, but it is not her only passion. She has a special love for people, for her family, for doing good in the world, and for the freedom that living in the United St…
Gasparilla Towns (That’s Plural!) Focus of History Opener
October 13, 2023
The Boca Grande Historical Society opened for the season on Tuesday, Oct 10. At the center is a new exhibit entitled One Island, Three Hometowns. It retells the story of Boca Grande through the thre…
On a Return from Israel, Recalling a Fragile Peace Lost to War
October 13, 2023
Just back from a September trip to Israel, local real estate broker Melissa Csank saw a very different scene than the gruesome terrorist war playing out on social media and the news.
“I heard abo…
Get a Fire Dept. Tee to Support Breast Cancer Awareness
October 13, 2023
The Boca Grande Fire Department’s annual breast cancer awareness T-shirts are in. This year, the department decided to support the wife of a Sarasota County fireman who has just had her breast cance…