Byline: Staff Report
There are new piles of rocks along the Boca Grande Causeway and near the toll house. The new rocks, according to Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Executive Director Kat…
By EMILY HALY, M.D.
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, a time when the medical profession focuses attention onthat tiny gland located in the lower front part of your neck. While small in compari…
Since 1987, the Boca Beacon has offered a calendar for subscribers inserted into the newspaper as a Christmas gift to our subscribers. This year, photos are by our very own Matthew Gutman, Dusty Hop…
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
With a couple very cold evenings the water temps have really started to fall. What seems to be different this winter is the amount of rainfall we are still experiencing. This…
Jeff & Carol Mack and John & Katie Guido, Linda & Lewis Carlisle of Boca Grande remembered their Boca Beacon while at the Woodford Reserve Louisville Polo match in Kentucky.
Below, a…
Every issue, the Boca Beacon highlights one of our own in our Page 3 In The Spotlight. We look to the community to see who is making news, whether they be a volunteer for one of our non-profits like…
On November 16, Allegiant began twice weekly service to Bangor, Maine from Punta Gorda (PGD). The PGD to Bangor International Airport (BGR) flights will operate twice weekly. That report is from Dre…
FIVE YEARS AGO
It’s been five years since we lost Mark Futch.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Barrier Island Parks Society was one step closer to owning the Range Light as the Department of Defense signe…
Despite at least a dozen local bank branch closures in as many years, local “brick-and-mortar” banks are still a part of local banking habits. And they may well be around for the foreseeable future…
Weather was the top story this week, as we went from sweltering hot with little rain to some decent storms and rainfall. There were even a few tense moments on Father’s Day morning when the phone al…
