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May 9, 2024
To the Editor:  Englewood Alano Club says thank you, Boca Beacon, for helping us with our ultimate goal of pursuing and securing our own permanent home with your fabulous write up. That wo…

May 9, 2024
A thank you to Capt. Jim Hoyt for organizing the welcome to the yacht Hilarium last Thursday, bringing her back to Boca Grande Marina. As a publication, we appreciate those last minute calls. And …

May 2, 2024
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN  Tarpon season is now in full swing – with lots of fish throughout the area. Late afternoon and early evening Pass trips have been most productive. Despite some continued …

May 2, 2024
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May 2, 2024
Editor’s Note: Earlier this season, the Boca Grande Health Clinic and Foundation hosted a Grande Rounds lecture on resiliency, featuring Yale-trained and board-certified psychiatry specialist Alex…

May 2, 2024
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island officially kicked off on May 1, and runs through October 31. Trained Turtle Patrol volunteers with th…

May 2, 2024
The publisher of this newspaper has an expression that he is fond of repeating. In Boca Grande, every day is different, but every year is the same. This can be seen in our column to the left of…

April 26, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It is starting to feel like summer here in Boca Grande and that means one thing. Tarpon! The tarpon are starting to show up in the passes and in the harbor. Look to tar…

April 26, 2024
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April 26, 2024
Young puppies or adopted dogs of any age have one thing in their mind and that’s “Take Over”. In the beginning when you bring them home they show you a cute happy playful side of themselves. You t…