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Beacon/Gasparilla Island Magazine staff brings home 15 awards

July 27, 2023
Staff Report
News

The Boca Beacon/Gasparilla Island Magazine staff attended the Florida Press Association and Florida Magazine Association awards ceremony last Friday, July 21 at The Westin in Sarasota and came...

Public participation meetings for federal disaster recovery funds planned throughout Lee County (but not here)

July 27, 2023
Staff Report
Community, News

Resident participation meetings throughout unincorporated Lee County and in municipalities are planned in August to receive public comment and input on the Draft Action Plan for the $1.1 billion...

New airlines make for breezier visits, fewer stopovers

July 27, 2023
Garland Pollard
News

In the last few years, new airlines serving Southwest Florida have meant hundreds of new direct flights and cheaper fares – as cheap as a Greyhound bus fare in the 1980s. For Boca Grande...

OBITUARY: Bob Halford

July 27, 2023
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Sidney Halford, 94, died Thursday, July 20, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Interment will be held at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. ...