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Reminder on subscriptions

September 25, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News, Uncategorized

As you pick your dates or make plans to return to your island residence, please remember to notify our office to change your address. A note: The Boca Grande Post Office is back open; even counter...

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This date in the Boca Beacon

September 25, 2025
Staff Report
Community History

FIVE YEARS AGO A freak storm took out a big tree in the Sister’s Restaurant parking lot. Lee County Sheriff’s Office was looking for the owners of an abandoned bike. TEN YEARS AGO The...

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This date in the Boca Beacon

September 11, 2025
Staff Report
Community History

FIVE YEARS AGO Spark TV premiered Boca Boys on YouTube and Spark Boca Grande TV. The pandemic sit-com ran for 10 weeks and featured Roger Lewis, James Martin, Dan Headington and Jerry...

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This date in the Boca Beacon

September 4, 2025
Staff Report
Community History

FIVE YEARS AGO The First Annual Sandbar Music Festival was held between Pine Island and Cayo Costa. TEN YEARS AGO Permits and licensing had been procured for season two of the Boca Grande...

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This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO GIBA announced that a contract had been awarded for the construction of the southern roadway sidewalk which would include paved shoulders, concrete sidewalk and curbing. TEN...

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Beacon wins 19 awards at Florida Media Conference

At the Florida Press Association’s annual conference and awards, the Boca Beacon won 19 awards in the weekly paper category. The awards ceremony, held on Aug. 1 at the Sunseeker Resort, recognized...

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This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO An Iowa man, fishing near the Boca Grande Causeway, was bitten by a blacktip shark as he was releasing it. TEN YEARS AGO The last week of summer camp was wrapping up for...

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This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO “You and Islands” was released by the Zac Brown Band. The song references the sunsets at Boca Grande and is an attempt to take listeners to another place in their minds. TEN...

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Beacon wins First Amendment Defense award

Above, newspaper and magazine awards from last year’s convention. Boca Beacon archives The Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Island Magazine received word that has been nominated for 39 awards...

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This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO New hand sanitizing stations were being distributed to local businesses that took the “Boca Grande Pledge” to educate the public regarding cleanliness and slowing the spread of...

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