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May 7, 2026
To the Editor:  I picked up a copy of Boca Beacon’s 2026 Visitors Guide. Your opening statement on page 5, I would mostly agree with. In March, my sister was visiting. We drove out to Boc…

May 7, 2026
BY THE GICIA  As the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association celebrates its 55th anniversary, the organization is reflecting on the many successful initiatives that have helped…

May 7, 2026
Tuesday was the unveiling of the new Boca Grande Health Clinic. It is a great moment not only for Gasparilla Island and the surrounding region, but for American medicine in general. That sounds far…

May 7, 2026
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when troubles thicken around us, still she wi…

May 1, 2026
This Friday, something very happy is happening for the island: the groundbreaking, without fanfare, of the Boca Grande Preschool. The school will return to the island. It is a recognition of hard…

April 30, 2026
To the Editor:  Having attended the last two on island parking meetings and followed most of the opinions expressed in the paper, a couple of thoughts come to mind. I am a fifth-generatio…

April 30, 2026
To the Editor:  I work on this island every day and choose to buy lunch in town to do my part to support the small businesses of Boca Grande. Often, I can’t even get a parking spot because a…

April 30, 2026
May is the launch of our formal tarpon season. The fish have been here, but the mob is coming now. We will enjoy some good fishing if we can stay out of each other’s way. Please respect the tarpon…

April 30, 2026
Democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people in the world, the value of life not only declines…

April 23, 2026
As theater at the Boca Grande Community Center, it was about as good as it gets, but not truly in the way of a Royal Palm Players production. On a Wednesday afternoon, the new Boca Grande Parking…