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ECOWATCH: Hurricane season is alive and deadly

September 14, 2023
Delores Savas
Columns, Opinion

BY DELORES SAVAS ‘’We are playing Russian roulette with features of the planet’s atmosphere that will profoundly impact generations to come. How long...

DOG LIFE

September 14, 2023
Harry Kalajian, MDT
Columns

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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON …

FIVE YEARS AGO The newly-replanted Gilchrist median was thriving. Red tide was still a problem along island beaches. TEN YEARS AGO The mere mention of the Gilchrist median at the Boca Grande...

Flamingos! Flamingos everywhere! Even in Boca Grande and … Ohio?

September 7, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community, News

Hurricanes don’t always bring good things, but the latest hurricane, Idalia, has not only brought the American flamingo back to Florida, but highlighted the potential for the eventual restoration and...

GIWA increase to take effect on October 1

September 7, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community, News

Gasparilla Island Water Authority (GIWA) members will have a rate increase of five percent beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and future rate increases would be able to be approved administratively by the county...

New ultrasound equipment is a game changer for Clinic

Thanks to the generosity of MaryLee and Jack Hollis, Boca Grande Health Clinic patients now get faster diagnoses without having to leave the island. A gift from the Hollis family provided the means...