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New, faster catamaran offers jaunts to Boca Grande from Punta Gorda

October 26, 2023
Garland Pollard
News

Boca Grande will soon have a new excursion boat visitor, the “Miss Elissa,” courtesy of the Punta Gorda-based King Fisher Fleet. “Miss Elissa,” commissioned by King Fisher Fleet and built by...

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Heidi Cahill

October 26, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

Heidi Ann Cahill, 49, of Port Charlotte passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023. A gathering for Heidi will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Kays, Ponger & Uselton...

CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Norman George

A Celebration of Life service for Norm George will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. A memorial luncheon will be held afterward at 12:30 p.m., at the Boca Bay...

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGOIslanders came together with donations for victiams of Hurricane Michael in the Panhandle. Smitty, J.T. and Chef Jim were back together in one place – Hudson’s Grocery. TEN YEARS...

WRONG KEY

October 26, 2023
Tim Banfell
Columns, Entertainment

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PETS OF THE WEEK

October 26, 2023
Boca Beacon
Columns

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PIGSKIN PICK’EM … WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2023

October 26, 2023
Boca Beacon
Sports & Outdoors

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BOCASCOPES

Aries: It is entirely possible that your paranoid nature will pay off this week. Your cell phone, your computer and your car have all broken in one form or fashion, not to mention you’re camping...

Gilchrist parking: It’s baaaa-ack

October 19, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

While Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Lee County Board of Commissioners was relatively quick and painless, with no big agenda items pertaining to Gasparilla Island, there was one public comment...

Restoring cell coverage… HERE’S THE LATEST

October 19, 2023
Staff Report
News

Electricians are on site now working on our new cell phone tower, and it looks like AT&T came up from behind to possibly be the first carrier for “cutover” (the process of bringing a system,...