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On Saturday, Dec. 28, a pink elephant appeared in the clouds. The view was looking west across the Gulf in south Boca Grande. The photo was caught by Erin Reid, daughter-in-law of Boca Grande residents Randy and Karen Reid. […]
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The island had a large number of dead mullet up and down the beach over the New Year, the result of a possible red tide outbreak offshore. “This is an unfortunate persistent presence of Red Tide since the Hurricanes a few months ago,” said Calusa Waterkeeper Codty Pierce, in an email to the Boca Beacon. […]
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This osprey was making a nest near the Range Light last week. He was spied with a number of building materials, found across the island. Photo by Matt
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The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a utilities quarterly update meeting at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Room 119 of the Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL. Discussions include but are not limited to updates on fiscal, utility projects, sewer master plan, West Port Water Reclamation Facility expansion, and […]
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The late illustrator Charley Harper created famous images of nature, for not only magazines, but biology textbooks. Curator and collector Terry Wright will explore the early days of his career on Jan. 17 at the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens at 5800 Riverside Dr., Punta Gorda. Harper worked for magazines like Ford Times with […]
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BY KATHY Y. FUTCH One February, a few years back, islander-author Thomas McGuane enthralled an auditorium full of readers and writers in the Boca Grande Community Center. Those present then were rewarded with writing wisdom from his many years of teaching and being published, with added tips from authors he valued. I still value that […]
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Next Wednesday, Doug Bradburn, director of Mount Vernon, will visit the island as part of a Friends of Boca Grande lecture in their History and Heritage series. Most people over a certain age have a decent knowledge of the life of Washington, but this is no longer the case with later generations. (Indeed, Washington’s Birthday […]
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The Boca Beacon uses many contributed photos each week and welcomes them from the club. A few samples from the last year. We can use them as jpg or tiff; we turn them into a tiff for publication. Please put your name, date and description when you send. You can email us at editor@bocabeacon.com. Covers […]
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Some news from on island from Ballyhoo, always on page 5. Send your news of openings and events to info@bocabeacon. In restaurants, Scarpa’s Coastal is back. Pictured above, Todd Hampton and Jessica Carfagno are ready to serve you at the bar. Also on island this weekend: Hughes Gallery on island: Hughes Gallery is back on […]
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It’s all in the numbers. Who doesn’t enjoy a date with a good number? Was your date a good number? That’s what we get next week with New Year’s Day, always a 1-1. Christmas Day was a good number, 12-25-24, but a greater date will be 12-25-25. On Christmas Day, we talked to friends visiting, […]