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Get your tickets now for the first Boca Bande New Year’s Eve Grande Gala. The party will take place at the Community House on New Year’s Eve. Boca Bande, a five-member group that’s been entertaining at island venues for two decades, will be providing live music. The band will start playing dance music at 9:30 […]
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The Boca Grande Firefighters’ barbecue will be held from 11:30 a.m. until the food runs out today, Friday, Dec. 30. They will fire up the smoker and cook up some delicious BBQ. For a $20 donation per plate, you’ll have the option of a half rack of slow-smoked ribs or a heaping portion of mouth-watering […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As 2016 draws to an end we like to take a look back at the some of the major stories that sparked headlines in the Boca Beacon this year. An historic moment was commemorated on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 when the new swing bridge opened to traffic for the […]
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STAFF REPORT State Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto will host a meet and greet on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Special Interest Room at the Boca Grande Community Center. Senator Benacquisto has served as Majority Leader and the island’s representative since 2010. All are welcome to visit with Senator Benacquisto and listen […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Mike Weddle has been alluring people onto the dance floor performing live roll and roll music in Boca Grande for nearly 20 years. Mike has been the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the Boca Bande since 1997. He is the only original member of the band of five […]
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Ruth Ross, who dearly loved Boca Grande, died on October 15, 2016. She was born in 1925. A memorial is being held on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. at St Andrews Episcopal Church on Gilchrist Ave.
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■ BY LBC PRESIDENT JIM COOPER It was the coolest morning in Placida this year at 57 degrees on December 10 as I drove north on Placida Road at 7:15 a.m. and turned right onto Gasparilla Pines Blvd. and again into Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve. Looking eastward over the recently-cleared exotic pepper […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The tenting on the Gasparilla Range Light will be coming down soon. Barrier Island Parks Society Executive Director Sharon McKenzie said all of the metal work is done on the light, and the finishing touches on the painting should be completed by the end of December. “The unveiling will take place […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Get your tickets now for the first Boca Bande New Year’s Eve Grande Gala. The party will take place at the Community House on New Year’s Eve. Boca Bande, a five-member group that’s been entertaining at island venues for two decades, will be providing live music. Mike Weddle, an organizer […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Come and support your local firefighters on Friday, Dec. 30 as they fire up the smoker and cook up some delicious BBQ. For a $20 donation per plate, you’ll have the option of a half rack of slow-smoked ribs or a heaping portion of mouth-watering pulled pork, both coming complete […]