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The Island Golfer: Which is the better game, tennis or golf?

BY SCOTT COTHERMAN An age-old debate among fans of both sports is whether golf or tennis is the more enjoyable game. Both have experienced strong, double-digit growth in recent years....

Becoming a centenarian

By Dr. Raymond James, Boca Grande Health Clinic If you’re looking to have a long, productive life, there’s a lot to be learned from the lifestyle choices made by people in the world’s “Blue...

Lovelines, 2022

February 11, 2022
Boca Beacon
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Boca Grande wildlife needs you!

February 11, 2022
Staff Report
News

Never has there been a time when wildlife rescue volunteers were needed more on Gasparilla Island. To say there is a dire lack of people willing to pick up and drive injured or ill wildlife to...

OBITUARY: Carol Richardson

February 11, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

Carol Ann Richardson, 86, of Middle Bass Island, Ohio and 25 year winter resident of Boca Grande, passed away on Tuesday Jan.18, 2022 from lymphoma at the Renaissance Retirement Community in...

OBITUARY: James Stanley

February 11, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

James R. Stanley, 90, of Lake Bluff, Ill. passed away peacefully on January 30, 2022, at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Ill. Born in Williamsport, Penn. in 1931 to Col....

Last call for Lovelines!

February 3, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

NOW IS THE TIME TO CONFESS YOUR LOVE, WHETHER IT’S RED AS FIRE OR WHITE AS A DOVE;YOUR LAST DAY TO SEND THEM IS FEBRUARY 8, IF YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOU, YOU SHALL NOT BE LATE!Email your...

BGHPB to discuss Journey’s End, St. Andrew’s memorial garden

February 3, 2022
Staff Report
News

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center...

OBITUARY: William Johnson

February 3, 2022
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

William “Bill” Johnson, 82, died peacefully and surrounded by family in his home on January 28, 2022. William Vincent Johnson was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, on January 7, 1940, the fifth son of...

Online access for GIBA toll pass holders is available now

January 28, 2022
Boca Beacon
News

As the island welcomes seasonal visitors back to Boca Grande, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority wants to encourage all toll pass account holders to register for online toll account...