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Backcountry fishing with Capt. Sandy Melvin
April 14, 2022
Boca Beacon backpages 4.15.2022
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Photo pages: Hank Wright Golf Tournament
April 14, 2022
Boca Beacon backpages for 4.15.2022
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Railroad Plaza, Fugate’s building sold
April 8, 2022
Last week two real estate transactions took place that were quite important to the downtown historic district – the purchase of the Railroad Plaza building in the 400 block of E. Railroad Avenue and…
Jo Anne Speer: 1928 – 2022
April 8, 2022
‘Kin to almost everyone on the island’
As the sun would start setting on any given day, you might find Jo Anne Speer down at 1st Street beach. Sometimes her nephew and caretaker, Nelson, would ac…
COVID booster update from the BGHC
April 8, 2022
On March 28 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a second COVID-19 booster shot for persons over the age of 50. Additionally, persons over the age of 18 with compromised immun…
Stahl, Brokaw take stage at Fust’s first Author’s Luncheon
April 8, 2022
Two journalistic legends took the podium at the Johann Fust Library Foundation’s first-ever Author’s Luncheon Thursday, April 7, at the Gasparilla Inn. The crowd of 100 was enthralled by the wit and…
Show the island your artistic side at the BGAC
April 8, 2022
Would you like to become part of the Gasparilla Island’s community of visual artists? The time is now to stop by the Boca Grande Art Center and pick up your application to become an exhibiting membe…
IRS 2018 numbers provide insight into top dividend earners in state
April 8, 2022
An analysis of the counties in Florida where residents earned the most income from investments in 2018 has been completed, and Lee and Sarasota counties came in strong for the state at fifth and six…
There’s more to the story: Rediscover the American Revolution
April 8, 2022
In three years America will be celebrating its 250th-year anniversary. Friends of Boca Grande Community Center has gathered eight renowned historians, including Rick Atkinson and Nathaniel Philbrick…