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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to the community

Dear Boca Bay and Boca Grande friends, I want to say THANK YOU for all of the support that you have shown me as I have discovered my cancer diagnosis and started to undergo treatment. I have...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Island resident thanks BGHPB for Gilchrist Avenue decision

To the Editor: It was nice to know that five rows of legal representatives and assorted experts did not carry the day on April 12 when the Historic Preservation Board met to hear proposals...

OBITUARY: Elsie Bracken

Elsie Selden Bracken, 90, died April 15, 2023, peacefully at home in Boca Grande, FL. She was born in North Carolina. She lived in Sarasota and later moved to Boca Grande, in 1978. She was...

Follow-up to last week’s PanCan Walk article …

The Boca Grande PurpleStride PanCan walk to raise funds for research and treatment of pancreatic cancer that we wrote about last week will be held on April 29, meeting under the sunshade at the...

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Garden Club celebrated their 20 year anniversary with a tea party at the home of Nora Lea Reefe. The Island School art exhibit showcased...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Out-of-Order Row is now empty and available for seating

To the Editor: I bet you would have used the Out-of-order Row at least once this past season. Did you have a bad cough because of Red Tide? You would have gone directly to the Out-of-order...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No McMansions, please

To the Editor: I admit to being a die-hard gawker of the beautiful homes on BG – all types, but especially the architectural gems along the perimeter of the island. For me the only city...

Did you miss any post-hurricane issues?

April 7, 2023
Staff Report
News

If you missed out on any of our Boca Beacon issues, or Gasparilla Island Magazine issues for that matter, right after the storm, we might have them for you. Stop by the Beacon office...

The West Coast Chaos are jamming! Under 12 boys take second championship

April 6, 2023
Sheila Evans
News

The West Coast Chaos sounds like something Hurricane Ian left in its wake, but it actually is a group of highly committed and skilled young soccer players from the Englewood area. There are a...

BOCA GRANDE’S (SORT OF)ACCUWEATHER REPORT

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