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Methodist Church steeple blessed after perilous journey

December 1, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community, News

Tuesday, Lighthouse United Methodist Church blessed their wooden steeple cross in an outdoor ceremony led by the Rev. Daphne Johnson, the church’s senior pastor. At the ceremony, the...

Boca Grande Sleuths kick off 2023-24 season

The Boca Grande Sleuths book club kicks off a season of mystery, mayhem and murder on Tuesday, December 12 with the twisty whodunit In the Shadow of Death by Deb Pines. Susan Hanafee...

Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic sets 2024 dates

November 29, 2023
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic dates for 2024 have been set. The tournament, sponsored by the Boca Beacon’s publisher, Dusty Hopkins, will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The...

Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce 2023 position on parking

November 27, 2023
Garland Pollard
News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce issued a letter on November 27, 2023, regarding parking in the downtown area. Below is the full letter from Executive Director Gary Cross. ...

Editorial: The value of the weekly American newspaper

November 26, 2023
Garland Pollard
Opinion

The first newspaper in the U.S. colonies was a weekly, like ours. Appearing on April 24, 1704, the “Boston News-Letter” was sold at a “shop near the Old Meeting House” and printed by Bartholomew...

SW Florida Fishing: Thanksgiving on the water

November 24, 2023
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE An amazing Thanksgiving week of fishing in Boca Grande. Look for the redfish near man- groves and deeper edges, the majority of the reds are on the smaller side, but...

SW Florida Fishing: Cooling off

November 24, 2023
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR Fly fishing for snook, reds, trout, baby tarpon and false albacore in Charlotte Harbor has been great. The waters are really starting to cool off and the fish are pushing...

Christmas Walk is Saturday, Nov. 25

November 23, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community, News

The annual Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk will be held this Saturday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. During the Christmas Walk, you can stroll down the luminary-lit town to visit...

Be courteous on the Bike Path this holiday

November 22, 2023
Staff Report
Community, News

The GICIA turtle says SLOW DOWN on the Bike Path It’s the holiday season, the weather is cooler, friends and family are visiting, and Bike Path usage is increasing. The GICIA’s 33 acres of Bike...

Editorial: How do I say goodbye

November 18, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
Columns, News, Opinion

“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” J.M. Barrie When I first came to Boca Grande in 1978, I was in third grade. It immediately became one of my...