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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Barrier Island Parks Society announced they would be relighting the restored Gasparilla Island Lighthouse (the Range Light) following the installation of a replica of the...
Historic Board to hear 851 Palm Avenue case and more at November 8 meeting
The next Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, has just one item on the official agenda – A...
Decide a 100-year-old debate on November 8: Was Warren Harding one of our worst presidents?
Was Warren Harding one of our worst presidents?
Next week, you can decide!
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, historian Ryan Walters will give us a chance to reconsider the historically poor opinion of...
5th Street Veteran’s Memorial to be unveiled November 8, reception to follow at History Center
The renewed Veterans Memorial at the intersection of Gilchrist Ave. and Fifth St. on Boca Grande, will be unveiled on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 8 (no time given). To celebrate this...
Parking discussion continues
NOTE: This story contains new information that cannot be found in the hard copy or e-edition story. Just after press time we received information requested earlier in the week that is pertinent to...
A lack of south end dunes has led to a lot of flooding … so what can be done?
Back in July of 1967, the headline in the News-Press of Fort Myers was, “What to Do About Eroded Tip of Boca Grande.”
Then, as now, islanders were looking to beach nourishment to help prevent...
9 a.m. start to Saturday Halloween Carnival; Chamber of Commerce Downtown Walk on Halloween, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
The annual Halloween Carnival will start a little earlier, at 9 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Boca Grande Community Center..
This event, sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, The...
Gone too soon: ‘Miss Heidi’ Cahill
There are few people in this world who made as much of a positive impact on so many people as did Heidi Cahill, who passed away last week at the age of 49.
After years of tending island little...