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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO The Pink Pony got that really cool machine that presses pennies into different designs. TEN YEARS AGO Ed Seale passed away, a true Southern gentleman who helped shape...

EDITORIAL: It’s Christmas: Are we allowed to feel joyful this year?

December 16, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, Opinion

This has been a strange year. So was the year before it … and the year before it … and so on. It’s been a non-stop parade of “unprecedented” situations we’ve been experiencing, all the...

We knew it would be bad, but …OUCH

December 15, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

In some cases, insurance premiums are up 400 percent on island homes for fiscal year 2022-23 Everyone has been aware of the unavoidable insurance premium increase that would come after Hurricane...

OBITUARY: Dennis Oller remembered …

December 15, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

There are many people who love Boca Grande. There are a lucky few who are from Boca Grande. But there are some people who are Boca Grande. Dennis Oller was one of those people. His love...

Ever wonder who Gaston is? Learn more about the people behind those big clean up trucks we now know and love

December 15, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

No one in Boca Grande could have missed the presence of Gaston TDR on the Island the last two months. Their double-container knuckle loaders are hard to miss. They have been up and down the Island...

A tragic fish tale: The case of the missing Miller’s marlin

December 15, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News, Police & Fire

If you want to kick a man when he’s down, wait for a hurricane to hit, then take his giant fish. This actually happened, but not to a man as much as to a marina. Boca Grande Marina, to be specific. They...

Events far and wide this Christmastide!

December 15, 2022
Staff Report
Featured News, News

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will hold a Christmas celebration beginning Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. with a special family service. At 7:30 p.m. a musical prelude will be featured, with stringed instruments...

Swayze is back for her 33rd annual studio party in a brand-new location

December 15, 2022
Staff Report
News

Carroll Swayze will hold her 33rd Annual Studio Party on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 2 to 10 p.m. at 201 Greencove Rd., Venice. Everyone is invited. This is Carroll’s annual holiday extravaganza and...

Meet the balloon girls, Hollie and Gladys

December 15, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

Sometimes, those grade school projects can turn into something very special. For Gladys Stiness of Englewood and Hollie Tomko, of Napanee, Indiana, it became an unlikely friendship that has already...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A business owner with heart, Sandy Stilwell Youngquist is ready to jump into island life with both feet

December 15, 2022
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, owner of the new Keylime Bistro, is ready to bring her sense of fun and flare to Boca Grande. She has been doing that in Captiva for a number of years and has now expanded...