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This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Glee Club, yoga classes and chorus rehearsals along with Sunday services were all taking place virtually due to the pandemic. TEN YEARS AGO The Spring Fair was...

History Bytes: Dusty Hopkins recalling the early days of the Boca Beacon

Dusty Hopkins knows how to tell a good story. It is one of the things that makes him a natural as the owner and publisher of the iconic Boca Grande newspaper, the “Boca Beacon.” Dusty was the...

The 2025 Boca Grande Street Map

February 6, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Each year, the Boca Beacon publishes the Boca Grande Street Map, a cooperative effort between the Boca Beacon and the merchants and businesses of Boca Grande. The map includes island...

New 2025 Boca Grande Street Map is out now

January 31, 2025
Staff Report
News

From restaurants to local retailers to prized recreational spots throughout our community, this year’s edition of the Boca Grande Street Map provides residents and visitors with an expert...

The search for the ever-elusive alligator

January 10, 2025
Evan Dunbar
Sports & Outdoors

One of Florida’s most famous animals, the American Alligator, has been avoiding me for some time. I intend to find out why. It was finals week at the University of Missouri when I...

Boca Grande Calendar, our gift

Each Christmas, the Boca Beacon publishes an island calendar for its readers. This year, the photos are of Gasparilla Island, or as the locals might say “Our Boca Grande.” After going through...

New Visitor’s Guide welcomes back guests for 2025 season

As the island celebrates the opening of so many businesses and The Gasparilla Inn, there will be one more herald of the upcoming season, one that does not get as much attention. It is the yearly...

Give a Boca Beacon Christmas gift

November 28, 2024
Staff Report
Community

A gift that keeps on giving. It’s that time of year when we give gifts to people we love and appreciate. What better gift than a subscription to the Boca Beacon? It comes in several flavors. The...

Storms of yesterday that hit Gasparilla Island

November 14, 2024
Boca Beacon
Community History

BY MARILYN HOECKEL A story from 1989 detailed some of the biggest storms to hit Boca Grande Editor’s note: This was from an Aug. 4, 1989 edition of the Boca Beacon. There are five big...

Reserve a spot in the upcoming 2025 Boca Beacon Visitor’s Guide

August 23, 2024
Staff Report
Travel, Uncategorized

The Boca Beacon’s award-winning Visitor’s Guide is now in the planning stages. This is the time to reserve your spot for the 2025 edition. The Boca Beacon’s Visitor’s Guide is the only...