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The Gulf Conservation Alliance will host its signature fundraising and awareness event, the “Evening for Conservation,” on February 28 at the Crowninshield Community House, at 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This event is designed to elevate community understanding of GCA’s mission and to generate essential funding to support its work influencing fishery and habitat policy throughout […]
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BY ROBBIE STANLEY The Royal Palm Players heat up the stage next week with the sharp, witty comedy “Social Security,” opening Wednesday, Feb. 11. Written by Emmy- and Tony-winning playwright Andrew Bergman (“Blazing Saddles” and “The Producers”), the two-act play is fast-paced, smart and most of all, funny. The play, which runs until Feb. 15, […]
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Friends of Boca Grande’s Dod Fraser sat down for an interview last week with Sean Wilentz, the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton, and the “Historian-in-Residence Emeritus” at BobDylan.com. Wilentz will be at the Boca Grande Community Center on February 20 to speak about Dylan, the movie “A Complete Unknown” and […]
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Lee County DOT thanks the Boca Grande community and the many residents who voluntarily complied after receiving our letter. Many residents have removed obstructions from the right-of-way in designated parking areas. After issuing the letters in early December, DOT heard from more than 100 residents who reached out to DOT staff via email or phone […]
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Among the new Hermitage Artist Retreat programs are a beachside program at the Gasparilla Range Light. The Hermitage announced new programs in February and March, spanning Lee County up through Manatee County and including a return to the Hermitage Beach in Sarasota County. Newly announced events include award-winning poet, writer and author Jessica Care Moore […]
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Florida Panthers owner Vincent “Vinnie” Viola, a U.S. Army veteran, came Monday, Feb. 2 to speak to the Boca Grande Men’s Club. Viola, a homeowner in Boca Grande, is also the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial. He is co-owner of the St. Elias Stables with co-owner Anthony Bonomo. Those stables produced the 2017 Kentucky Derby […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: Boca Grande, our cherished jewel on Gasparilla Island, has always embodied natural beauty intertwined with genuine community spirit. Yet over the past year, a painful rift has widened between the island’s affluent residents and the many respectful visitors and residents from Charlotte County who have treasured this barrier island for generations. The […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Bay Pass Club announced a $3.5 million renovation project. TEN YEARS AGO The Coast Guard announced that it would be relocating buoys from the Boca Grande Pass to deeper water, allowing for maintenance on the buoys. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Health Clinic went high-tech with electronic health records. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Thursday, the region got an actual rain, something desperately needed by all after a cold snap. How long has it been since we have seen “100%” on the weather app as the chance of rain? There is a promise of more chill this weekend, but then Florida will get back to its more seasonable weather […]
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Frank Steele Koffend, shark tooth collector, feather-wearer, friend gatherer, Poppy extraordinaire, of Appleton, Wisconsin, died on December 6th, 2025 at the age of 92, at home and surrounded by family. Frank was born in Appleton on April 24,1933, to the late Joseph and Mary (Slosson) Koffend into a family of twin sisters, Mary and Jean, […]