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- FWC votes 4-3 to pursue jig ban
- Beacon buys Gasparilla Gazette
- Be free, manatee: Two native 'tees released back to their home on Thursday
- Help a tarpon this weekend, help the fishery
- Boca Grande still a 'best little beach town'
- Fust Library scheduled to re-open very soon
- Island sea turtle patrol experiencing funding snag, but still hitting the beaches
- Local surfers goin’ to Cali
- Be vigilant for marine life this summer boating season
- Letter to the Editor: Letter to commissioner urges him to rethink Gilchrist
- Thanks for being a caring community
- Profile: Lynne Warberg
- Obituary: Avery T. Funkhouser
- Obituary: Robert E. Donahue Jr.
- Tarpon queen, birthday girl take first in Ladies Howl
- Gilchrist plans in Lee County's hands now
- GICIA begins downtown beautification
- Ssshhh ... it’s the worst kept secret on the island
- Beach renourishment for Boca Grande scheduled for this fall
- And the May photo contest winner is ...
- Local artist to hold classes for kids
- Profile, Myles Moulton: Just what the heck is Fishy Itchy?
- Get signed up now for 'All that Jazz'
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks to all who made the Kids Classic Tournament a success
- Letter to the Editor: Is the PTTS reality show Boca Grande’s version of ‘Jersey Shore?’
- Letter to the Editor: Don't forget the upcoming FWC meeting
- Capt. Stevie wins! 63 tarpon caught, released in WRTT 2013
- Kids Classic delivers excitement with 15 tarpon released
- Tarpon weekend brings with it record-breaking bridge traffic
- Reference Room closing this week, re-opening at Fust
- Have you seen this chair? Please help us find it
- Ladies Howl to be held this Saturday
- Miller leaves Colorado whitewaters, off to Outward Bound training
- Kayla's big tarpon ...
- State rep visits crumbling sea wall at south end of island
- First sea turtle nesting numbers for the season released
- Calusas examined in new book, presentation to be given by BIPS
- New full-length conservation video featured during tarpon weekend
- Beach mobility just got easier at Range Light Beach
- Profile: Colton James
- Summer camp begins Monday
- Editorial: A truly beautiful fish tale
- Letter to the Editor: Many thanks for another great Ladies Day
- Local Lemon Bay High School graduate
- Spooked Again team takes first place in World's Richest, Blaze and Sitarah teams take second and third
- World's Richest day one complete, Spooked Again in the Lead
- World's Richest, Kids Classic, Art Festival and street party schedule of events
- Talented TIS kids
- Happy Graduation to Abigail, Dafne, Luke and Jake, TIS 2013!
- FWC releases findings in Bull Bay accident
- Art festival details for this weekend’s tarpon festival weekend
- Grant says ‘good-bye’, Kaplans say hello to island
- Boca Grande, Sweet Pea highlighted in June Vogue magazine shoot
- Gasparilla Inn & Club to host inaugural ‘B4’ weekend
- Got a beach shot you love? Send it to us and you may win
- FWC to meet regarding tarpon gear, lawful definitions, catch-and-release status
- Elusive Tiger Shad, Let's Go Fishin' take top spots at Ladies Day 2013
- FWC break-away jig study refuted by originating scientist
- World’s Richest, tarpon festival, Kids Classic coming up this week
- GIBA signs $30 million loan agreement, no new toll increases coming in the near future
- A lighthouse legend passes
- Look for changes within the Community Center this summer
- This ol’ tarpon came back to life, thanks to local artist
- OOPS ...
- Anglers wanted at Palm Island Marina
- Letter to the Editor: World-renowned scientist makes changes to his conclusions about break-away jigs
- Profile: Capt. Chris Frohlich
- The newest Futch ...
- A Happy Mother's Day at TIS
- Elusive Tiger Shad team takes top honors at Ladies Day 2013
- 'Love thy neighbor' ... even on Gilchrist
- Last-minute Ladies Day details
- Bridge closures announced
- Editorial: Pave paradise, put up a parking lot?
- Editorial: A little more crumbling seawall information
- Letter to the Editor: Chamber backs Inn's plan for Gilchrist
- Island School activities galore in last week's of school
- GIBA to have meetings x 3 this week
- And the contest winner for April is ...
- 2020 vision for Mote Marine
- BGs at the BGCCC
- Hammerhead Adventure takes on new meaning for one firefighter this year
- A trek into the mangroves
- Beacon up for 13 awards in the Florida Press Association contest
- Last youth fishing tournament of the season yields mighty winners
- Profile: Jack Short
- Key Agency wins award
- Gilchrist plan up to bat again, Business owners urged to attend May 8 meeting
- PTTS files suit against Save The Tarpon
- Rich and Toni Caccavale
- Margaret Elizabeth Corrigan
- Is returning to fixed J-hooks the answer?
- Reader says Inn has too much ‘economic clout’
- Some changes to historic tour story
- Reader addresses Gilchrist issue
- More Gilchrist talk ...
- Ladies Day next weekend, 37 boats competing in this year’s event
- Gasparilla Island Kids Classic just around the corner, get your spot now
- C’mon, let’s go fishing this weekend
- Community Center closing for a few days
- Turtles, shore birds nesting ... please use care
- Record year for Woman's Club donations
- Bridge director resigns, cites personal reasons for abrupt departure
- Boca Grande residents working to fund sea wall project on Belcher
- Re-visit the history of historic Boca buildings this weekend
- Relay For Life this weekend on Wheeler
- Rollover accident leaves one injured
- Boating accident victims recovering, and no, it's not 'our' Jesse Smith
- Charges dropped on islander’s battery case
- Local surfer’s FAU dream team headed to Cali ... hopefully
- A Tale of Two Plans: The two plans for Gilchrist Avenue unveiled
- Local bicyclist donates $7,000 bike to charity after contest
- Easy does it ...
- Island kids clean-up, demonstrate for Earth Day
- The Civil War in 3-D
- Letter to the Editor: Cooper says 'good-bye' after 15 years of service
- Key Agency, Wampler Insurance joins forces
- Letter to the Editor: ‘Thanks’ to all for the Civil War support
- Letter to the Editor: GICIA endorses Inn plan for Gilchrist Avenue
- Letter to the Editor: Inn plan 'excludes the neighbors'
- Obituary: Eleanor Camille Hoffman Cawthon
- Profile: Charlie Barr
- Cooper resigns from GIBA
- 'All we can do is keep running' - one Boca Grande runner's personal account of the Boston Marathon bombing
- The future’s looking good for tarpon: FWC decides to pursue catch-and-release, gear discussions
- Dr. Wright honored by new book
- Two boats collide in Bull Bay: FWC investigation into injury accident still pending
- Lighthouse Day, Civil War week, Bag Day on this week’s schedule
- Cars continue to be burgled at area beach locations
- Fust Library transformation almost complete ... are you ready?
- Tour gives new life to several historic island locations
- Causeway projects on track
- You can help the child care center recycle for new tables ... here’s how
- Obituary: Nancy Lou Seifert
- Obituary: John Malcolm Searles
- Profile: John Kissinger
- Editorial: Lionfish harvest, red snapper and gopher tortoise changes made by FWC this week
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks for successful 'Art in Bloom'
- Letter to the Editor: Are you ready for Relay?
- FWC meeting news: Tarpon on their way to catch-and-release status
- Community safety alert: Beware who comes to the door
- Gilchrist median debate continues at historic preservation board meeting
- A gift to you ... from us
- Hope for Haitians 75 percent of the way there
- Little Lights and Back Bay fishing ...
- A beautiful day, a great cause ... the 2013 Hank Wright Golf Tournament
- Local surfer keeps ripping it up at surf competitions
- Keep your car locked at the beach!
- Manta Rays in the Waterways ...
- Reserve a spot for conversation and dinner with award-winning author
- Who wants to run 50 miles? Most don’t, but Sally does
- Get 2014 season tickets for ‘All That Jazz’ now
- Former Beacon writer raising funds for life-changing treatment
- Profile: Marybeth Tvaroch
- New Sleuths mystery to unravel next week
- Letter to the Editor: Tennis Ball donations the most ever, SHS very grateful
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks to all who helped out with GICIA island clean-up
- RPP announcements made
- Letter to the Editor: A different kind of drug dealer to beware
- Letter to the Editor: Hank Wright Tournament a great success for clinic
- The passing of Lilly Pulitzer ... she lived as playfully as her iconic prints
- Civil War Reflections calendar of events
- Lincoln visits Boca Grande
- Divvying up the goodies ...
- Green still going (a bit), but Wier is staying
- New president, new logo unveiled at GICIA meeting
- What do jazz, art, barbecue and Lincoln have in common?
- The phone books have arrived!!!
- A ray of hope, headed to Cheyenne River Reservation
- GIBA board averts bridge crisis: Governance meeting scheduled
- Butch Sands is back in ‘Silver King’
- Mote: Learning more about our local sharks
- A little music with the sunset
- Hey, Thomas ... NASA wants you!
- Abe Lincoln to visit Boca Grande Monday
- Easter fun on the beach
- Sheriff's office seeks stolen boat trailer
- Diamond cross lost last week
- In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it
- Profile: Under-Secretary-General Joseph Reed
- Obituary: Douglas E. Hoekzema
- Editorial: Free fishing Saturday this weekend
- Letter to the Editor: Kudos for completing the walkway
- Letter to the Editor: Architect contests new building proposal on Palm
- Want to learn to sail?
- Kids' Needs golf tournament planned
- The phone books are coming! The phone books are coming!
- If not us, then who? Local man and his family to go on mission to the poorest county in the country
- Boca resident turns herself in on fraud charges: Gulf-to-Bay Sotheby’s employee charged with stealing more than $180,000 over seven-year period
- The many faces of John Storms ... and his world of reptiles
- Fire Department happenings ...
- Easter happenings around the island
- Shark Brothers bring their message to The Island School
- Pick it up, make us proud! GICIA and Italiano Insurance Clean-up Day scheduled
- Second leg of photography contest begins
- Putting their best paws forward
- Island Art Days taking place this weekend
- Get your deals before the doors close for the season
- Add to the capsule, get the book, learn abut Civil War history
- Yap it up
- They came ... they hunted ... they won!
- Paying it forward ...
- CPR ... it saves lives!
- Editorial: Please, FWC ... buy a map!
- Letter to the Editor: Many thanks to all involved in the 2013 Dog Show
- Literature Forum schedule for 2013-2014 announced
- Profile: Jim Sears
- ‘If consensus can’t be reached, we won’t be doing anything’
- 2013 Boca Grande Dog Show: Get there early to grab your seats
- Makin’ waves at the Bike Parade & Spring Fair!
- Easter candy needed for the big hunt
- Don't forget the Way of the Cross
- Island girl Florence Jelks comes back to visit at History Bytes
- Tarpon walks, butterflies, nature lectures and more at Conservancy open house Saturday
- Father 'Francis' Jerome of Boca Grande a big fan of Pope Francis of Rome
- A look at the polar bear, his world, and how our lives are intertwined
- Art, art and more art this week at Boca Grande Resort
- Tropical Treasures: An island art show coming next week
- Time capsule additions sought
- Red tide talk on Tuesday
- A three-pound chocolate bunny ... oh, myyyy
- It's a girl!
- Obituary: Sheryle Isaacs
- Profile: Gary Allen
- Editor's note
- Letter to the Editor: Reader wants to know why arrest was on page one
- Letter to the Editor: Book sale a success thanks to volunteers
- Letter to the Editor: Gilchrist parking ... the time to act is now
- Spaghetti dinner season ends, thank you to all
- Letter to the Editor: Kids in Kandyland a great success for BGCCC
- Gilchristian crusaders out in force at Historic Preservation meeting
- Range Light possession discussed by BIPS
- ‘Makin’ Waves’ bike parade, spring fair this weekend, U.S. Army Band concert canceled due to sequestration
- Art Alliance, Garden Club team up to present ‘Art in Bloom’
- Bring down some chocolates to help the old rabbit out
- Cookout in Paradise, anyone?
- Shark Brothers head to TIS
- Keegan the loggerhead doing well at Mote
- Dee Wheeler scholarships available
- Kids in Kandyland coming, get tickets for Abe Lincoln
- Storms and surprised turtles, birds of prey coming to Boca Grande
- Last call for the dog show!
- Obituary: Richard J. McCann
- Profile: Wentworth Caldwell
- Obituary: Karl E. Karalus Jr.
- Editorial: Stinky ditches are gone but red tide persists
- Letter to the Editor: TIS thankful as well for island response
- Letter to the Editor: A great big swashbuckler 'thank you'
- Get your motor runnin'
- From port-a-potties to a palace? Why?
- Community Center changes afoot: Boca Bob, Jungle Joe to shift to North Fort Myers facility
- Historic Preservation Board meeting may include more than zoning issues
- Get ready to make some waves this weekend at parade and fair
- ‘Jukebox Revue’ comes to the island this week
- Oil discussed this week at ‘Bytes,’ Florence Jelks to arrive next week
- All-terrain, all the time ...
- Vertical gardening, anyone?
- Save the Tarpon raises $30,000 for fishery cause
- Dog show entries due March 15
- Chorale singers’ Spring Concert March 23 – get tickets now
- Polar bear discussion this week to feature photographers
- ‘The Prizefighter and the Playwright’ author to speak
- Lincoln to visit Boca Grande, proceeds to benefit the Boca Grande Child Care Center
- St. Andrew’s to host U.S. Army Chorus Quartet
- Obituary: Douglas E. Hoekzema
- Profile: Frank Koffend
- Letter to the Editor: Gilchrist parking unsafe, illegal?
- Letter to the Editor: A big 'thank you' from Strawberry committee
- Useppa specialist joins Michael Saunders team
- Kids' Needs program drop-off in Boca Grande, needs donations
- 'Reel-y' talented local artist provides 2013 Ladies' Day poster
- Fire department responds to injured boater off Novak Reef
- Tarpon shindig to raise local fishery awareness
- Food for Poor closer to goal, more help needed
- Snook and their habits discussed at most recent Mote lecture installment
- A bigger cooler, the Liar's Club and Ms. Rachel's disappearing car
- ‘The Mama’s Boy Myth’ to be discussed
- Silent auction items for 'Kids in Kandyland'
- Stolen fishing poles, accidents show up on sheriff's reports
- Acclaimed Botanical artist visits Boca Grande Art Alliance
- Obituary: Robert D. Burton
- BIPS lectures scheduled
- Mote columnist O'Bannon welcomed to Boca Beacon
- What a successful and wonderful night!
- Profile: Richard & Bonnie Simonds, a.k.a. "the Puzzlers"
- Obituary: William C. Singleton
- Letter to the Editor: ... and a little more parking debate
- Letter to the Editor: More parking debate
- Letter to the Editor: Parking issues a complicated matter
- Editorial: The only stranger in Boca Grande is snow
- WOW! What a Weekend!
- FWC defers decision on sport and gamefish designation
- Got stuff just layin’ around?
- No change to GIBA nameplates
- The hotel that wouldn’t die, and the moo cows down the road
- Fust Library to host free series of lectures in March
- Boca Grande magazine makes debut on island
- ‘Kids in Kandyland’ to feature Antieau art, Indy seats
- Strawberries and bargains, anyone?
- Letter to the Editor: Gilchrist resident speaks out about parking
- Letter to the Editor: Plumbers say 'thanks' to island community
- Letter to the Editor: A 'Whodunit' thanks
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks to all who participated in 'Taste'
- Obituary: James Harkness Stoehr Jr.
- Profile: Wyatt Locke
- Purple lemonade for genetic research
- Gilchrist parking ... no, it's not over yet
- Island after-care program leaves ‘Friends,’ heads to Island School
- RPP production plays to sold-out crowds ... all four performances
- Historic Preservation meeting: Opposition to 13th Street rebuild arises
- Lemonade at Palm on Park
- Huzzah! One-way bridge to open early, Orion presents its case to GIBA on bid
- Garden Club celebrates anniversary
- BGCCC kids send valentines to vets
- Island School teacher picks up technology ball and runs with it
- A poker runnin’, corn holin’ good time this weekend
- Hope for Haitians plans reception, looks for help on newest village project
- Fabulous prizes await you in photo contest
- Profile: Lana De Vettori
- ‘Music from the Heart’ at St. Andrew’s
- Editorial: Words that ring true ... even if they weren’t Lincoln’s
- Editorial: Get to fishing on 2013 license-free days
- A sweetheart of a show
- Mmmmm ... so good, you're gonna want to hug the chefs!
- More, please! First spaghetti dinner of the season held on Sunday
- Gilchrist residents present their side of the story
- Spaghetti, jazz, yapping and more this week
- A ‘Taste’ of the good life ...
- Tom McGuane to be featured at Fust
- An explosive shot!
- Freeman family takes the first ‘Byte’
- New bathrooms at south end beach
- Leading floral designer wows Garden Club with fanciful arrangements
- ‘California Suite’ by RPP ... It’s sure to be one of the ‘suite-est’ performances yet
- Five-women show returns
- Food for the Poor: A journey through despair, leading to hope
- Laissez les bons temps roulez!!
- Profile: Del-Bourree Bach
- Dueling brushes, mother/daughter style
- A cause that affects us all!
- Pigskin: And the winner is ...
- Here’s your chance to make a difference in wildlife conservation
- Island School still popping tops, and a lot more
- ‘Bayou Blast’ coordinators thank all for a great time
- WRTT plans being put into action
- Gilchrist median group parking being discussed ... again
- The Historic Board and the Inn signage controversy ... that wasn’t
- Taste of Boca Grande coming soon to a tent near you!
- Crumbling sea wall meeting to be held
- New sponsor and charity announced for Kids’ Classic Tournament
- History Bytes are back with the Freemans
- Save the Tarpon schedules special shindig in March
- Strawberry Festival to feature specialty and bargain items ... and strawberries
- So ... WHODUNNIT?
- Kingfisher sets sail to Boca
- Capt. Marian to be featured on ‘Makers’
- Profile: Roger Lewis
- The wicked, wicked press ...
- Editorial: Protecting paradise: FWC takes pride in it
- Editorial: Injured wildlife needs to be treated promptly
- Letter to the Editor: Resident wonders if GIBA covering all bidding bases
- Pigskin: It's Boca Bob vs. Chief C.W. Blosser in the big game!
- Return to the Everglades with Wini Smart
- Del-Bouree is Bach!
- Taste of Boca: Never too much of a good thing
- Two companies protesting GIBA’s change of heart
- Attesti to perform
- Sheriff’s deputies busy with jewelry, golf cart thefts
- Habitat for Humanity to hold second meeting
- ‘Best Little Art Show’ coming to Englewood this weekend
- Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic to kick off this weekend
- Jackson and G.W.
- Garden Club ‘ARTflor’ discussion to be held
- Chamber meets, new members announced
- Obituary: Gregory J. Magratten
- Profile: Paul Hudson
- Guest Editorial: Friends of Boca Grande looking for Civil War Stories
- Letter to the Editor: Scholarship deadline extended to March 15
- Letter to the Editor: Student looking for Boca Grande information
- Letter to the Editor: The Island School popping tabs for a good cause
- GIBA chairman stands by original decision: Now, second letter of Notice of Protest received from Orion
- So, what’s on the menu this year? The menu for the Taste of Boca Grande, Part I
- Something’s fishy at the Post Office
- Elvis was here!
- ‘Pickers’ has second island connection
- The Boca Grande Dog Show: Cats need not apply
- ‘Muffin Mania’ hits Boca Grande in a big way
- Wish you were here! Old Florida postcards to be featured in Historical Society lecture
- Editorial: One-way traffic already a nuisance ... don’t make it deadly
- Guest Editorial: Tarpon initiatives lectures coming to Boca Grande
- Guest Editorial: Chamber director honored to welcome Mote
- Coral Creek Club ranked among top courses by Golf Digest
- Food for the Poor directors travel to new Haiti building site
- A perfect sunrise ... an award for Cecilia Jonsson-Bisset
- Obituary: Patrick Carey
- Obitary: George H. Otto Jr.
- Profile: Rev. Michelle Robertshaw, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
- Island time: Out of this world with Jeff Rodgers
- GIBA board decides 4-1 to accept GLF as swing bridge builders
- Mmmmmm ... fish
- A ‘Grande’ Mote Marine opening
- ‘Pickers’ pick Whidden’s: History Channel show visits the island looking for treasure
- Mullet deaths not due to fishing
- Before the one-way, a little more one-way
- New director of Fust ready to take the reins and lead the charge
- Container gardening at its finest, courtesy of Charlie Nardozzi
- Lemon Bay Conservancy to host several area events
- Keep your pets in mind during red tide time ... no swimming, and watch what they eat from the beach
- Siddons, H, Thormann gear up for exciting Pro Series
- Gratitude and renewed hope: Friendship Village III plans in the works for Food for the Poor
- Gone fishin': Results from the January 5 youth fishing tournament
- New owner for Woof Gang
- Rescue help needed
- Guest editorial: CHNEP shoreline survey and training: Volunteers needed
- Letter to the Editor: Quick response from fire department a blessing
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks to community for support in time of need
- Profile: James W. Symington
- All that stinks may not be red tide
- And what does the first week of the year hold in store?
- The end of an era in Boca Grande
- Profile: Tracy Bowe
- Thinking about life beyond Earth
- Looking for Civil War stories
- LBC to host Boca discussion
- Garden Club to present Charlie’s ideas for container gardening
- Memory Mobile to make a stop in Boca Grande
- Celebration of life for J. Edward Seale
- Obituary: Sallie VanItallie
- Obituary: Betty Sherwin
- Wildlife rescue help needed now
- Guest Editorial: A letter from the president of GIWA
- Guest Editorial: Notice to Commercial Fishermen
- New railings, new lighting
- Profile: Shelby Stockdale
- A mystery cart, a broken wall
- Lots of action-packed tennis just around the corner
- Editorial: Bike path safety reminders during the holiday season
- Editorial: New signs for birding, wildlife viewing trail something to sing about
- Never in a million years: Two sisters, Sandy Hook Elementary alumni, voice their thoughts on the unspeakable tragedy in Newtown, Conn.
- Mote Marine’s island facility to open in early 2013
- Drainage ditch work to continue ... when they get some more rocks
- Christmas services, festivities scheduled on the island
- Local mystery writer to speak at Community Center
- Have you seen this kitty?
- Woman’s Club scholarship deadline nearing
- Felony theft of silverware reported from Shore Lane home
- Yappy Hour in the Pink Pony courtyard
- Santa makes a special stop
- Historical Society to hold benefit with a Cajon theme in February
- Venerunt; Comederunt; Recesserunt (They came; they ate; they left)
- Profile: Melisa Bicker (meet the new postmistress)
- Obituary: Ray Humke
- Letter to the Editor: All I want for Christmas is ...
- Letter to the Editor: Toys for Tots director thanks community for donations
- Editorial: Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus
- We will miss our ‘true southern gentleman’
- Bridge lessons to begin
- Yapping, gift wrapping, hay-riding and toys
- South bridge traffic to one-way: Here’s why
- Boca residents report thefts of sweaters, patio chairs and cash
- Profile: Kirby Outerbridge
- Obituary: Joanne Davis
- Obituary: Ed Seale
- Memories of Ed ‘Poppa’ Seale, an exceptional man
- Professional Exhibition Series plans set for January
- Civil War stories needed
- Kids fishing scheduled for January
- Letter to the Editor: GIMM board declares 2012 Back Bay Tournament and Chili Cook-off a raving success
- Letter to the Editor: Child Care Center says thanks, updates community on activities
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks given to those who donated to Afghanistan troops
- ‘It wasn’t us’ - Internet feud heats up as gutted tarpon found in Pass linked to PTTS catch
- Lighthouse lighting, Handel and ladies ‘wrapping’ in the park
- FWC gives go-ahead on sport and game designations
- GIBA addresses appeal, discusses new audit committee charter in two Thursday meetings
- From our island to their island ... Local Hurricane Sandy donations still being taken
- Profile: Amanda Pearsall
- Get reservations now for Captain’s Forum
- Art Alliance shows still booming
- Wildflower open house to feature nature walks, butterflies and more
- Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic sign up starts now
- Red tide-stricken sea creatures doing well, two released back to wild
- Experience incredible cuisine, learn from master chefs and vintners at Food & Wine Weekend
- Editorial: Useppa book a great gift, interesting read
- Editorial: Mote poses questions about tarpon and the fishery
- And the Christmas Walk winners are ...
- Mote to open branch in Boca Grande with Capt. Phil at the helm
- All forms of fishing questions to be answered at forum
- One-way bridge traffic to begin in mid-January
- Taste of Boca tickets ready for pick-up
- Holiday festivities beginning on the island
- Deputies investigate theft from car, looking for graffiti artists
- Access to magazines online now made easy with Zinio and the local library ... and it’s free!
- Island residence featured in November ‘Architectural Digest’
- Injured shore bird saved by curious islanders
- National Theatre Live comes back to Boca Grande with Shakespeare and Barrymore
- North Port art show features Boca Grande talent Boca Grande clay and paper artist Susan Shaffer is being featured in an invitational solo show at the North Port Art Center through Friday, January 4. Susan is a founding member of the Boca Grande Art Allia
- You don't know ... until you go!
- Turn a little cardboard or a shopping spree into cash
- Turn a little cardboard or a shopping spree into cash
- Editorial: FWC sport fish discussions just a few days away
- Pigskin, Week 12: Lots of picks!
- Obituary: Russell A. Smith
- Profile: Dustin Bates of Barracuda Boats
- Putting stinking ditches behind us
- J.T’s chili, Roger’s team take top honors at museum benefit
- A sudden and devastating loss: Hurricane Sandy, Part II
- Christmas Walk this weekend, and more holiday cheer
- GIFT Tournament nets $2,300 for Boca Grande Chamber
- ‘Messiah Musicians’ set to perform at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
- Turkey Hoop Shoot, 2012
- Profile: Dennis Domres
- Obituary: Jerome Richard Flynn
- Obituary: Betsy Richards Horning
- Obituary: Alma F. Scally
- Obituary: Andrew G. Sharpe
- iPhone, iPad apps are here!
- Editorial: Please, look out for manatees
- Letter to the Editor: Looking for postcards for school project
- Garden Club holiday magic ...
- Research in Wildflower Preserve nets more than 155 baby tarpon during tagging time
- A sudden and devastating loss: Hurricane Sandy through the eyes of a Boca Grande resident ... Part I
- One-lane roads to be expected on bridge in January
- Turkeys and hoops! And Santa, too!
- Season has begun, get ready to ink up those calendars!
- Gulf Boulevard resident reports jewelry theft
- Educational tarpon mini movie a big hit in Boca ...
- Editorial: Inn Bakery gets rave reviews from Beacon team
- Letter to the Editor: Please, don't eat the contaminated coconuts
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks given for Island School faculty help on Veteran’s Day
- Letter to the Editor: Loyal reader loves Star Gazer column
- Life class: Royal Palm Players presents ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ this weekend
- Welcome back, Boca Bargains!
- Obituary: Richard Dean Pettibone
- Obituary: Bettina R. Tierney
- Obituary: David L. Upham
- Obituary: Bobby William Hill
- Profile, Terry Seitz: From the spice markets of Istanbul to the bright lights of Boca Grande
- Lorn, an island son who will always be remembered
- PIGSKIN, WEEK 10: A perfect storm for one team!
- Bridge tax shot down by island voters ... and those who waited to vote on Tuesday, waited a long time
- GIBA board calls a ‘do over’ on the swing bridge bidding process
- Range Light inspected, integrity found to be good
- Blessing of the Animals this Sunday
- Island tarpon film to be shown this Saturday
- Second ‘Curious Incident’ showing scheduled
- Ice cream and fire trucks all the way ...
- Tuesdays with Morrie ...
- Sign up now for Whidden’s Back Bay Tournament
- Train your brush, make some groovy gifts at Art Alliance classes
- An Election Day tradition
- Letter to the Editor: Island voter irate about polling place actions
- Letter to the Editor: Local businesses collecting military donations for Christmas ... please help
- Letter to the Editor: Food for the Poor villages thriving thanks to our community
- Letter to the Editor: Islander clarifies location of ambulance call
- Obituary: James K. Blaha
- Profile: Emily Wheeler (Aqua and Salt ... the elements of life)
- What we did last summer, 2012
- Garden Club welcomes Godshalk and her unique arrangements
- A frightfully festive Boca Grande Halloween ...
- GIBA tax shot down by voters
- Update on Gibb the manatee
- Profile: Michelle Goodrich
- Manatee rescued from Boca Bay
- Swing bridge one step closer to completion
- Poet Laureate to speak to Fust audience
- Voting tips available here
- Shortwaves at the island lights
- Godshalk to speak to Garden Club this week
- Boca Bargains set to open after Turkey Day
- Letter to the editor: Remembrances of causeway practices past
- Letter to the Editor: What's fair? Let your conscience be your guide
- Editorial: Amendment breakdown - part three
- Change to time for Boca Grande's downtown Halloween Walk
- Pigskin, Week 8: The stars are shining for most this past week
- Silver Kings in the spotlight again – Shark Brothers, the Chamber and locals star in new promotional video
- Appease the area ghouls with cake
- ‘Friends’ make changes, schedule events
- GIBA seeks volunteers ... and let the meetings begin
- Congressman visits with locals
- Placida Road path extension could lead to more island bike traffic
- Obituary: James W. Grady Jr.
- Boca kids busy helping others
- Boca Grande students win in bookmark contest
- Memorial for Percival Porcher Gregg scheduled
- Profile: The legend of Jack Skellington
- Little Sprouts take to the mats
- Island kids activities
- Witches on broomsticks perusing the ... meat?
- Amendment breakdown, part two
- Letter to the Editor: Rugose whitefly making landscapers morose
- Another successful Scramble for Chamber, Inn
- Military promotion ...
- Tied the knot ...
- Recently engaged ...
- A fun day at the market ...
- Tropical Storm Sandy may bring rip currents, wind gusts to town
- Pigskin: Week seven saw us pickers tanking again ...
- A journey back home
- Absentee ballots: Running late for some, doubling up for others
- Whiteflies invade island trees, bushes at a rapid rate
- News from the North Village
- ‘Friends’ to host several November events
- Halloween walk, carnival scheduled
- Profile: Dave Arner ( ... and now, for something completely different)
- Boca wedding ...
- Editorial: Amendment breakdown, part one
- Letter to the Editor: Many thanks to the local sheriff's office
- Letter to the Editor: Tax the few, subsidize the many?
- Relay for Life kicks off another season in Boca Grande
- ‘Preserve the past, assure the future’: Johann Fust scheduled to open in April, changes in the works
- Boca Grande Garden Club announces new speakers and venues
- Where’s Waldo? Why, he’s right here in Boca Grande
- Open House at the Inn
- TIS candle fundraiser almost over, order now
- The women of Hudson’s are back ... and the treats are divine
- A bad day on the water is better than a good ... oh, never mind
- E-edition promo time running out, but phone apps are in
- Chamber seeks nominating committee
- Obituary: Vernice A. Rodriguez
- Obituary: Josephine Adamson
- Profile: Judy Still – always patient, always loving, always teaching
- Lit Forum to hold meeting in November
- Guest editorial: Beach update provided in GICIA’s monthly newsletter
- Letter to the Editor: Romance is not dead in Boca Grande
- Letter to the Editor: Island School thanks doctors for their time
- Stone crab season opens October 15 in state and federal waters ... get your claw crackers ready!
- Week five puts us back on track ...
- Approaching the 100-year mark: The Gasparilla Inn & Club's 2012 Open House
- Fall Scramble fundraiser changes lives of local students
- Carol’s doing well, healing with prayers and good wishes
- Boo! Find your costume; the Halloween Carnival is on the horizon
- Fight cancer and have some fairy tale fun at the 2013 Relay For Life
- ‘Patient Portal’ makes record-keeping easy for patients at the BGHC
- Local cats on the prowl ...
- Profile: Dr. Aaron Adams (doomed from the start to be a fish geek)
- Obituary: Gail E. McClenithan
- Letter to the Editor: Ethics Commission director clarifies GIBA’s disclosure suit details
- Letter to the Editor: Hunting season has come once again
- Letter to the Editor: Many thanks for the fish and trimmings
- Mmm, Hudson’s bake sale ...
- National Theatre Live comes to Boca Grande
- Got an Android? Pick up our free app
- Island merchants looking to recoup losses from 2010 spill
- Battle still being waged by GIBA over disclosure law
- Lifesaving on the beach will get a little easier: Fire department to get new utility vehicle
- Looking for tarpon in the wilds of Wildflower: Findings and discussion scheduled for January
- Enjoy the smells of fall and winter, help out The Island School
- South end of island known worldwide as a skimming paradise
- Gibbs’ Exodus Tour turns to a goal of winning bicycle for his hometown colleague
- National Theatre Live comes to Boca Grande
- Obituary: Nancy Fry Sholley
- Profile: Capt. Tom McLaughlin
- Obituary: Samuel McClay Yonce
- Orion Marine Construction is a safety star
- Accident beheads palm
- Letters to the Editor: Local scout and his troop help keep islanders safe
- Letters to the Editor: Island resident speaks out on bridge vote
- What's happening at Coral Creek Airport?
- Swing bridge builders gather to throw hats in ring, increased toll rates to go into effect October 1
- Want your voice to be heard? Island businesses sought for Chamber's WENG radio show
- ‘Warn when passing’ signs to be erected soon
- Cleaning up a local landmark ... dozens turn out to pull weeds, mow and tidy up Lemon Bay Cemetery
- Too cute not to share
- Only one questionable flight for Boca Grande
- Editorial: You can’t fix stupid, but you can vote it out
- Letter to the Editor: German visitors marvel at sea turtle hatch
- Profile: John Welch
- Obituary: Dr. Eric Sidney Watkins
- A tentative step in the right direction
- MEDSTAR services under scrutiny
- Run & Fun Walk looking for a few good volunteers
- More like a book than a ballot
- Horseplay on the boat leads to reprimands for two CCSO employees
- It's a little more than a just a race ... Sally vs. the GORUCK Challenge
- Local businesses remember fallen heroes
- Turtles still nesting late in season
- Look out island men, you're outnumbered
- Get ready for the 2012 Boca Grande Scramble by signing up today
- Open mic at the Tiki Bar ... anything goes
- Letter to the Editor: Grande Tours says ‘hats off’ to organizers of Pioneer Days
- Letter to the Editor: An update on Capt. Jimmy Robertson
- Letter to the Editor: Tarpon satellite tagging closes with big success
- Jazz the glass ...
- Profile: Marcy Levine, concierge by morning, caterer by night
- Obituary: James A. Coleman
- Obituary: James P. Cory
- Here comes the bride ...
- FWC determines tarpon a likely ‘sportfish’ candidate; PTTS declares new catch-and-release policy
- Don’t procrastinate any longer: Get your hang tags!
- Island still covered when it comes to aerial medical services
- Tag teaming tarpon to take place this weekend in Charlotte Harbor
- Boca Grande seawalls damaged by storms, county looks for help from Army Corps of Engineers
- You bring a line and I’ll bring a pole ... let’s go fishing
- Missing boaters found with infrared technology
- Letter to the Editor: MEDSTAR suspension angers island resident
- Guest editorial: Bonefish representative addresses the FWC commission at Tampa summit
- Profile: Ralph DiLena
- Get to the beach and clean up for a good cause
- Isaac: The storm that wasn’t
- A HUGE bill to swallow for the Community Center
- Saying good-bye to ‘Miss Laquata’ as fall Munchkins class begins
- A very special fishing trip with the first man to set foot on the moon
- Walk, run, just have fun during annual Gasparilla Island race
- Obituary: Dan Swetalla
- Profile: Brian Corcoran
- Isaac: The storm that wasn't for Southwest Florida
- Latest Isaac update from Lee County EOC
- Water, water everywhere ... and goodness does it stink
- Good wishes to island resident injured while hiking
- Win cash while fishing and tagging
- Lionfish are fair game in Florida waters
- Surfers bring autistic kids out of their own world and into the water
- Profile: Renee Lindsey
- Letter to the Editor: Another voice heard from on the bike path sludge
- When it's dark enough, they can see the stars
- Primary 2012
- Danger in the water at 7th Street
- Good times at the Tiki Bar
- Gasparilla Island State Park second most visited in Florida for 2011
- Profile: Heather Crosser
- Obituary: Henry "Smiley" Woodward
- Ringing in a new year at The Island School
- Unexpected gifts
- Welcome, Piper!
- Profile: Breon Daugherty
- Obituary: Donald James Nason
- A (little) excitement for Patrick’s
- Charlotte County Blue Fins frolic on Boca beaches
- Hammerhead Time!
- Englewood Community Care Clinic posts impressive numbers
- Postmaster Webb retiring
- Profile: Julia Campo Kelley
- Obituary: Edith G. Silcox
- Police Beat: Theft reported at island home
- Sales tax holiday this weekend
- Fust ready for renovations
- Turtle season continues to impress
- Letter to the Editor: Local author endorses Goss
- Invasion of the rugose spiraling whitefly
- Fr. Heydt to retire
- Marathon bridge board meetings
- Letter: answered
- Editorial: The power of electricity
- Letter to the Editor: There’s a first time for everything ...
- Profile: Keri Saeger
- Obituary: James C. Baer
- Can you handle the Shark Tunnel? Want to give it a shot?
- Are you ready for some softball?
- The Great Turtle Recovery of 2012
- Historic Preservation Board meets
- A tribute to a great lady
- Ditch dilemma at the north end
- Local captain almost loses leg to flesh-eating virus
- Meetings and more meetings ...
- Plans unfolding for next weekend’s big contest
- ‘Tis summer, and a manatee’s thoughts turn to love ...
- Cell phones snatched from beach last week
- The FWC wants your input on saltwater fishing
- Profile: Gary Cross
- John L. Montgomery
- ‘The PTTS will never understand how we feel’
- Response to PTTS mom from island resident
- Face of PTTS weighs in on tarpon controversy
- Guides, Save the Tarpon back off round-table discussion
- Joiner takes first in 2012 BoMo
- With the rain, come the mosquitoes
- Commentary: Turf war, snagging tarpon and a crash course in etiquette
- Beacon brings home awards
- Chamber director to host new local business radio show
- 2013 may yield more Fourth of July fun
- Obituary: Margaret Twomey Jones
- Profile: Sue Hoots
- Remembering the good old days, together again ... Boca Grande 4.0
- Iguana wreaks havoc with power lines, starts fire
- Local man makes good singing about Boca Grande
- Turtle patrol optimistic about fatalities left in Debby’s wake
- BoMo Tourney to be held this Sunday
- Attesti visits Boca Grande
- Red snapper, snook and live-aboards all affected by recent FWC rulings
- Voting change deadline nearing for primary
- Commentary: The eco-terrorists of Boca Grande and more
- Commentary: Ever thought about guest writing?
- Obituary: Gladys (Gannon) Geib
- Profile, Rick Harsh: Oh, yeah? But can you make palm trees in your coffee cup?
- You’ll be seeing a lot more pictures ...
- Debby brings destruction to sea turtles, shorebirds
- Get your hang tag, sandbag facts straight before the next storm
- Boca reunion 4.0 at PJ’s, South Beach this weekend
- Attention island kids: BoMo date set
- Old south bridge found to be in far worse shape than anyone thought
- Check out area fireworks for the Fourth of July festivities
- Island property owner the proud possessor of record-breaking marlin
- Random comments on a chaotic subject
- Obituary: Elizabeth C. Betsy Biddle
- Profile: Dave Borza
- Debby brings rain, wind and power outages to Boca Grande
- Looking for pics? We got 'em!
- Letter to the Editor: Angler knows both sides of jig controversy
- Letter to the Editor: Islander wonders about a bridge lottery
- Letter to the Editor: Angler mom replies to PTTS protest
- Protest in the Pass ...
- The Tides might be turnin’, but Waylon’s still winnin’
- Profile: Jean Thompson
- Percival Porcher Gregg, Jr.
- Dany Magill
- Website rallies locals to be heard
- And from the Pass, there arose a great Howling
- Three GIBA members to run unopposed in November
- Turnin’ Tides All-Release Tournament
- Scam targets local grandparents
- O.M.G. ... she caught a tarpon for the first time
- New principal at the helm of The Island School
- Theft, vandalism and more reported in last two weeks
- Letter to the Editor: Camera Club season winds down, support greatly appreciated
- Letter to the Editor: Boca resident appreciates services, people
- Letter to the Editor: Former guide issues challenge
- Letter to the Editor: Photographer crusades against PTTS
- Profile: Capt. Shane Sovan, a contractor, a fishing captain, a lover of all of Florida's outdoors
- Island kids graduate, make Dean's List
- Online subscriptions now available
- Take only pictures ... and a small sample of DNA
- Boca Grande Post Office safe - Will remain open
- Letter to the Editor: Responsible catch-and-release is essential
- Profile: Tracy Lynn Mills
- Capt. Waylon takes Ladies Howl Tournament
- Pedestrians prohibited when temp bridge takes over traffic flow -- motorists, use patience
- Memorial services to be held this weekend
- Wounded Warriors spend Memorial Day in Boca area
- Two tournaments, two days of fishing, this weekend
- Voting rules explained (yes, you can vote if you live in Charlotte County), three vacancies on board to be filled
- Munchkins, after-school program provided by Friends seeking entrants for the 2012-2013 school year
- The end of an era, the graduates of 2012: Some final words from Head of School Rosa Ramos
- Coyote watch at south end of the island
- Want it in print? How about online? We can do it all now
- Poet Billy Collins to speak at Fust this fall
- Obituary: George Richard “Dick” Wetmiller
- Letter to the Editor: A big ‘thank you’ to Highwayman Robert Lewis
- Letter to the Editor: Tuition help has given one island employee a dream come true
- Letter to the Editor: Reader excited to see fishery stand taken by author
- Letter to the Editor: Chamber Ladies Day kudos given
- Obituary: Mary Alice King
- Profile: Bridge builder JP Donoghue
- WRTT, 2012: A tournament to remember
- Kids Classic yields 15 releases, $30,000 for Moffitt ‘Familes First’
- Oh yes, the ladies caught some tarpon, too ... 21 in all
- A beautiful lady, a gentle soul: good-bye, Mary Alice
- Donations for troops end May 31
- Phyllis and family say ‘thanks’
- Letter to the Editor: Fishing Guides agree with noted author’s stand
- Letter to the Editor: Chamber thanks all for a very successful WRTT
- Profile: Patrick O'Connor and Theresa Caccavale
- Museum to close for a week
- Gasparilla Island Kids Classic 2012 Results
- World's Richest Tarpon Tournament 2012 Final Results
- Celebrating the Silver King: Get ready for some salty art, great food and Colton James this weekend
- Mothers are made of bark, bones and love
- World’s Richest prizes unveiled ... who will walk away with them?
- Memorial Day Art Show a new venture for Boca Grande Art Alliance
- Boca Grande Reunion 4.0 - If you grew up here, you’re invited!
- New seawall in the works at the south end
- Water notice issued by GIWA: Temporary changes in water beginning this week
- Fishing the front dock
- Thoroughbred presents BIPS with check for Boca Grande Prix
- TIS moms celebrated
- Letter to the Editor: Ballot language shocking, disturbing and deceptive
- Letter to the Editor: Football, cheer sign-ups for Englewood Cats this weekend
- Letter to the Editor: We can't lose sight of the Boca Grande state of mind
- Letter to the Editor: A message to PTTS – We won’t support you any more
- Letter to the Editor: Scholarship recipient grateful for Woman’s Club help
- Letter to the Editor: Reader uncomfortable with last week’s editorial tone
- Bucs cheerleaders visit Whiddens
- A Supermoon spectacle
- Profile: Andy Cavallaro
- World's Richest Tarpon Tournament 2012 Report - Day One
- This weekend's schedule of events
- Fish on! Silver King fever to hit Boca Grande next week
- Fust to close June 1 for renovations
- Fingers O’Bannon, Redbone tourneys held recently with local winners
- Tractor donated early to BIPS rangers
- Funds still needed for Wildflower tarpon project
- Winner announced for ‘name the pirate girl painting’ contest
- Two local artists win prizes for their work
- Birth announcement: Tucker Michael Cera
- Guest editorial: We made a promise, we need to keep it
- Letter to the Editor: Artist thanks Beacon for support and coverage
- Letter to the Editor: GIBA board member supports tax referendum
- Obituary: Robert Hendricks
- Obituary: Phil Elliott
- Profile: Melissa Laterza
- Boca shopkeepers resigned to their fate regarding tolls
- At 93, Carlson takes Men’s Day Tournament honors at Pass Club
- WRTT entries looking good just two weeks before tournament
- Editorial: Only two ways to break it down when it comes to bridge finance
- Letter to the Editor: Reader gives kudos to GIBA’s finance chairman
- Letter to the Editor: Resident weighs in with his “no tax” opinion to GIBA
- Inn Marina receives ‘Clean’ designation from State of Florida
- Kids fishing featured this weekend
- Chamber director heads to St. Pete for Coastal Cities Summit
- Relay for Life wrap-up
- Wildflower volunteers guide nature lovers through preserve
- Obituary: Bonnie Sexton Townsend
- Profile: Anita Cass
- Residents at meeting voice opposition to referendum
- Wedding bells on Banyan bring new questions to light
- Get your naming rights on 2012 Ladies Day poster
- ‘Fish on’ next Saturday for local youth fishing tournament
- Another Boca Bargains season winds down with big bag sale
- Hope for Haiti - Numbers continue to rise
- New rector named at St. Andrew’s
- Island School takes a lesson in art history and philosophy with a Ringling twist
- Letter to the Editor: Questions arise after GIBA board votes on continuing with referendum
- Letter to the Editor: Whidden's Back Bay coordinators say 'thanks'
- Obituary: Paula Johnson remembered, celebration scheduled for Mother's Day
- Profile: Thelma Proctor
- A smaller tender house, a change to catwalks?
- Hank lookin’ hot on the links
- Kids win big in preparation for Classic
- Phantom of the Opera coming thanks to ‘Friends’
- Not too late to enter Back Bay tourney
- Bicycle theft at Sundown Colony reported
- Cayo Costa to be celebrated with first ‘Heritage Day’ festival
- Lee County Parks & Rec to hold last youth fishing tournament of the season
- And the winner is ...
- Letter to the Editor: Another successful tourney for health clinic
- Profile: Joyce Howe
- Iguana board to continue current trapping plan
- Sign up now for Whidden’s Back Bay
- GIBA engineering meeting this week
- Historic board discusses future Fust Library plans
- 'CodeRed' is in effect, are you on the list?
- When the sheriff comes to town ...
- Food for the Poor donations rolling in, more needed
- Weekly GIBA update
- Profile: Creighton Sherman
- Island School Head Rosa Ramos set to retire
- Strauss not to return to RPP next season
- RPP announces a ‘fewer shows, more fun’ format for 2012-2013
- Woman’s Club donates more than $380,000 to community groups, scholarships
- Fust renovation to go in front of historic board
- Come meet Sheriff Scott at the Inn this week
- New hang tags are here , just in time for the 2012 hurricane season
- The new 4-digit phone books are here
- Hank Wright Tournament ready to go next week with a full field of golfers and exciting play
- Chamber announces current sign-ups for WRTT, tarpon observer training courses
- Weekly GIBA update: Center and South Bridge progress
- Island Art Days to feature Causey’s ceramic animals
- A night to remember ...
- Letter to the Editor: Inspections are coming soon
- Garden Club tour another success, five gardens visited
- Profile: Dave Kardys
- Letter to the Editor: Beware misinformation regarding survey
- Letter to the Editor: Resident looking for that other option on opinion survey
- Letter to the Editor: Team Hudson’s thanks all for the Relay For Life support
- Letter to the Editor: ‘Grande Olde Flag’ committee recognizes hard work done at 2012 fair
- Bogus Beacon in this week's edition of the Boca Beacon ... beware
- Public opinion surveys in the mail this week
- GIBA board discusses causeway bike safety plans
- Obituary: Barbara Whidden Chatham
- Premier for island chorale group this weekend
- Last days of Spring food drive coming up 2,000 pounds is the goal
- Guides’ movie raises questions on fishery preservation and fishing practices
- deBlij to speak on wealth, war to benefit Venice Wildlife Center
- ‘Way of the Cross,’ Easter services outlined
- Be a part of history ... help to name the frisky tarpon picture
- History Bytes: The Knight family, the cow cavalry and the unofficial mayor of Boca Grande
- Profile: Sam Posey
- Higher tolls? Yes. New tax? Maybe
- A part of Boca Grande died Wednesday night
- The colors of freedom; The Grande Olde Flag Bike Parade of 2012
- Will you Relay this weekend to fight cancer?
- Letter to the Editor: Island School board disavows dissemination of misinformation
- Letter to the Editor: BIPS says ‘thanks all around’ for Green Gala
- Letter to the Editor: Reader praises RPP for Beatles tribute
- Letter to the Editor: Community spirit alive and well at book sale
- Letter to the Editor: Relay for Life – will you come out to help the fight?
- Ultimate Shark Challenge to team up with World’s Richest to promote conservation, recreation
- Celebrating 25 years of childcare in Boca Grande
- History Bytes: The Padillas, an iconic island family
- ‘Poetry in the Garden’ to be hosted by Live Poets’ Society this year
- Going ... going ... gone: The real St. Barts, 1970 Part II
- BIPS to host ‘Cookout in Paradise’ Other spring activities for families, children announced
- Upcoming de Blij lecture to benefit Wildlife Center of Venice
- If you’re booking the community center, do it now
- Profile: Bud Konheim
- A penny for your thoughts?
- Links to the Youtube videos of the Friends of Boca Grande children's programs meeting on Tuesday, March 6
- Unaxed: Thanks, Friends board, for clarifying your position
- Reader feels ‘Friends’ director treated unfairly
- Letter to the Editor: Tarpon Ball 'thank yous' all around
- Children’s programs will continue with ‘Friends’ at the helm
- 15 mph from now until ... ?
- Bike parade, Woman’s Club Fair on Saturday
- Car stolen, then found; bike stolen
- Gritsy is home!!!
- Sissy Yates Designs to be featured Thursday at Johann Fust benefit
- Krüger Brothers to perform with local symphony
- Essay contest could net you a boat in the Kids’ Classic
- Project OspreyWatch looking for tracking volunteers in Boca
- Are you on the list for the BGCCC fundraiser next week?
- Conservation of the fishery is vital in the message of ‘Let’s Save the Boca Grande Tarpon Habitat’
- How many Beatles’ songs can you find in this story about the ‘Nowhere Band?’
- Boca Grande Relay for Life, 2012 Part III: It won't always be all right, but you'll get through
- History Bytes: The Captain and the Little Captain
- GIWA CodeRED implemented, register now
- Second chance to see ‘Pavarotti in China’
- Discussion of war and America’s changing role in the world with de Blij on Tuesday
- Yappy Hour is here again
- Profile: Jim Grant
- Obituary: Lawrence "Larry" Wechsler
- 'Friends' not so friendly ... ax falls on kids' programs
- ... and that’s why the bridge was backed up
- Fust has several activities scheduled for next week
- History Bytes: That wacky, wild Spanish Empire
- Islam to be featured during week-long series of events
- The spaghetti dogs say ‘Come one, come all’
- Letter to the readers from the editor
- Letter to the Editor: Can’t we leave well enough alone?
- Letter to the Editor: Remnants of a community ...
- Letter to the Editor: Islander disappointed in 'Friends' for pulling funding
- Letter to the Editor: A long wait for the Munchkins, all in vain
- Letter to the Editor: Mom feels isolated due to ‘Friends’ decision
- Letter to the Editor: ‘Friends’ skirted issues at meeting
- Letter to the Editor: New resident upset by ‘Friends’ decision
- Letter to the Editor: What about our future?
- Letter to the Editor: Relay for Life ... come out and help to fight cancer
- Relay for Life, 2012 Part II: Memoirs of Shelly
- ‘One for the Road’ author, traveler to hold signing at Ruhamas Books in the Sand
- Yappin’ and snackin’ on the menu at next canine-human gathering March 21
- ‘Bead for Life’ and ‘Same Sky’ come together at Johann Fust this week
- Accomplished pianist to perform at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
- Join Wini for her new show and a slice of cake
- Obituary: Dwight Winfield Arundale
- Profile: Barbara Elliott
- Replacement bridge coming soon, work to begin
- Bargains, a silent auction , strawberrys to be had this weekend at annual festival
- Boca Grande Day at the ball park on March 14
- Obituary: Dwight Arundale
- Profile: Marian Schneider
- After-school care for island kids still available in new school year, meeting scheduled for Tuesday
- ‘Revenge of the Radioactive Lady’ author to visit Johann Fust Community Library
- A step back in time with the Lowe and Futch families at History Bytes
- GIWA to host special meeting on raising assessment rate even higher
- Gwenneth Barth White to exhibit at Hughes Gallery next week
- BGHC vascular scans next week, come get one! One resident’s story of why they’re so important
- 'Taste’ raised more than $31,000 this year ... but the fight against hunger continues with spring food drive
- Relay for Life, 2012 Part I: Just one more race
- 'Toast to the Coast' event nets board members a big surprise donation
- ‘Toast to the Coast’ event nets board members a big surprise donation
- World of Reptiles coming soon
- Obituary: James ‘Jim’ Ernest Fuller
- Profile: Dr. Frank Downing
- Hope for Haiti to meet on Tuesday
- 5K to be held Sunday
- Come greet the Big Red Bus and roll up those shirtsleeves
- Boca Bargains doing well ... too well?
- Fixed bridge questions? Come to the meeting
- New poster for Ladies Day announced
- Keeping our fishery healthy the focus of new film
- Look for Rat Pack cards around town, win great prizes!
- Island resident seeks to better lives of others, looking for yard sale and personal item donations
- Whidden’s Marina: A look back at Boca Grande’s last bit of ‘Old Florida’
- Former TIS student now a published author
- Hughes Gallery to host invitation group show
- Yellowstone Park presented this week at Center
- Sea turtle patrollers, CWC gather in Georgia to discuss conservation, research
- Valentines all around at the Boca Grande Child Care Center
- GIBA has new chairmen, still talking tolls and taxes
- The Eagle has landed ... Cdr. Neil Armstrong visits The Island School
- Biographer to discuss her book, ‘Elizabeth the Queen’
- No fault found in January's fatal accident
- We have some better fish to fry this weekend
- Are you ready for some spaghetti?
- Want a bridge named after you? How about a whole causeway?
- Women’s health pioneer to speak at BGHC lecture
- SOA luncheon, fashion show at Inn a raving success
- Sprott family history unraveled at latest ‘History Byes,’ Whidden family to follow
- Laughter, art, and beach ball catch some of the highlights of new island group called the Forget-Me-Nots
- West Highlands: Not just a dog breed, but a way of life as well
- Painting the walls at South Beach ...
- Come by chariot, come by golf cart, come however you can ... but come to Caesar's Palace!
- And the next item on the Strawberry Festival auction block is ...
- Do you know what true courage is? The Chapin family does
- GITT Classic: A tale of age triumphing over youth
- Cecilia takes 'Best in Show'
- Obituary: John Frederic Requardt Jr.
- Profile: Jane Shanley
- Editorial: Please hold your questions until the column has ended
- Letter to the Editor: GIWA to begin relocation of water, sewer mains
- Letter to the Editor: One resident says 'congratulations' to library merger
- Hudson's providing the yummies once again this Sunday
- Reference Room, Fust Library to combine forces
- Chamber needs 100 WRTT observers
- ‘World’s Richest’ plans finalized
- Art Alliance to hold ‘A Touch of Red’ show this weekend
- A rainy, but successful Taste of Boca held for the tenth year
- Alzamora’s ‘Sisyphus’ etchings to be displayed at Victoria & Albert Museum
- GIBA meetings next week
- Section of old trestle to be removed in coming weeks
- Michaud designated as new site for Friendship Village II
- Filmmaker Andrew Fone to return to Boca, courtesy of ‘Friends’
- GITT play begins with exciting first week
- BGHS hosts pioneer, naturalist speaker
- Learn all about the brain in the ‘Friends’ latest forum
- ‘Art in the Home’ tour set for Thursday
- Jason and the sammich tern
- Lemon Bay cheerleaders to wash cars on-island in February
- Strawberry Festival silent auction block to feature Father Christmas
- ‘Bytes’ featured some good ol’ boys this week ... Gasparilla families to come next week
- Bonefish Trust busy on island
- Letter to the Editor: Reference Room a wealth of information
- Guest editorial: The beach
- Obituary: James Fuller
- John Goetcheus memorial
- Ada (Edelgard) Frye
- Profile: Howard Witt
- Obituary: Dorothy Patricia Kaiser
- Romney comes up the winner at Boca Grande polls
- “The Dew Breaker” up next for Literature Forum
- Awash on the rocks ...
- Get tickets now for the 2012 Tarpon Ball: $4,000 in vittles to be raffled off
- Fire Department to host Sea School next week
- Chicago man arrested for marijuana
- The Johnson Boys and local harbor pilot history featured at History Bytes
- Island girl honored in DAR contest
- Bridge property tax could be useful tool to keep GIBA toll rates lower
- Two Carlson artists to be featured at Hughes Gallery showing this month
- Maisie Houghton’s memoir coming to Boca Grande
- ‘Art in the Home’ tour always a favorite
- Insurance seminar to cover enclosure ins and outs with the experts
- Famous Dutch designer 'wows' Garden Club crowd on Wednesday
- Boca Buddies mourns passing of one of their own
- Profile: Patty Seidensticker
- Guest Editorial: Waiting for the Outrage
- Letter to the Editor: Many thanks given for volunteers at community picnic
- Letter to the Editor: Islanders ask GIBA for higher taxes, not tolls
- Hard forehands help Griffin/Venezia win 6-2
- Camera Club expo ...
- Strawberry Festival committees start rounding up auction items
- Artist creates new tarpon for Gasparilla Properties
- Chamber Director meets and greets with presidential candidates, political gurus for second time
- Romney sweeps Boca Grande primary polls
- Ontario man dies in pedestrian vs. vehicle accident Monday
- Please, tax us! Public pleads for no more toll increases
- Island School students get a surprise reader in their midst
- Primary voting on Tuesday
- Barbecue this Sunday, get Superbowl orders in
- Lemon Bay Conservancy tags first tarpon at park
- Speaker changed for February 1 Garden Club meeting, speaker Nancy Clark dies unexpectedly
- Boca Grande’s Lew Hastings gives invocation, leads Pledge at Ft. Myers Gingrich event
- Art Alliance to host Andrew Wyeth lecture, Camera Club show
- And the big winner of the 30-day toll pass is ...
- Scallops, anyone? Florida Sea Grant program provides them
- Tennis Ball brings in nice coin for SHS, pros ready for the series to begin
- What began as a nightmare is now a waiting game ... A tale of Onyx’s journey, and how you can help
- History Bytes off and running with the first segment, “The Johnson Family of Harbor Pilots, dating to 1988”
- Profile: Angie Humbarger
- Guest commentary: No easy answers
- Left twisting in the wind: Citizens' Insurance drops wind policies on many Boca Grande homes
- Crossing that bridge when we come to it ... it could be sooner than later
- ‘Taste’ menu announced, 15 restaurants participating
- Everyone invited to the community picnic
- Water Association discusses new meters, utility replacement project
- Garden Club experiences change of plans with speakers, but still ready to meet Feb. 1
- Professional tennis Expo to kick off in February, schedule set
- Pigskin: Divisional play is here, tight race at the top, BG Cops top it off ...
- Letter to the Editor: Chamber membership up, expenses down in 2012
- Profile: An artist with a well-defined knowledge of women ... Hope Grayson
- Bonefish & Tarpon Trust to hold fundraiser at Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, RSVP now
- Art Lecture Series continues with Boots and Wyeth
- Boca Grande Duplicate Bridge Club for January 16 & 18
- Pigskin: Wildcards, on any given Sunday
- Two heads looking for a good Boca home
- Higher taxes, higher tolls ... or both?
- Bush, Parent take fishing tourney top titles
- Art Alliance to host art instructor demo
- Bake sale this Saturday
- Garden Club welcomes Epsom
- Film Forum focuses on education, special unveiling planned
- Boca Biz: Inspired by the beauty around us? Why don't you try to capture it!
- Profile: Michael Miller, a new fixture at the Johann Fust Library
- Obituary: Christine Minshall Haynes
- Editorial: To dare to dream, to explore and to question
- Real estate sales look promising on island
- Make reservations now for the Inn’s Food & Wine Weekend
- “Rounding Third” to be performed this weekend by RPP
- Thank you, Good Samaritan
- Boca Grande Camera Club to hold annual exhibition
- Obituary: Jane E. Michael
- Tennis Ball details disclosed, come out to support Suncoast
- A trip to the Jersey shore for the Jacobs family
- Obituary: Craig Borden Wolcott
- Profile: Dianna Shandorf
- Guest commentary: New Year’s messages from the FWC
- Happy 2012 from Boca Grande!
- The 2011 Island Year in Review
- Record-breaking food drive!
- Steffan to be one of four featured speakers at film forum
- BGDBC for December 28
- She said 'yes' ...
- Profile: PFC Walker Bush
- Obituary: Lawrence Williams Jr.
- Editoral: A word of caution - don't read this if you plan on dieting ... ever
- Guest Commentary: GIWA president explains new meter system, GIBA bill
- Merry Christmas from Boca Grande ...
- World’s Richest rules tweaked by guides, chamber
- Raccoon gets the best of Boca Bay backyard owl, decorates pool deck
- Christmas services for island churches announced
- Chamber annual meeting scheduled for January
- Have you seen it? Wonder how to win it? Here's how ...
- Garden Club to host world-renowned gardener Epsom
- Adult day respite in full swing at church
- Baby Zander born to Boca firefighter
- Obituary: Daisy Yolanda Romaro Park
- Profile: Pike Powers
- Editorial: It may not seem like Christmas, but it sure feels like Boca again
- Letter to the Editor: Commissioner seeks artist for 2012 in-office displays
- Letter to the Editor: Island native says sailboats part of Boca Grande’s charm
- Bottomland on the bayou: A rather sticky situation
- Abuse charges never filed on Wyoming representative
- Church services announced
- The Island School entertains
- Boxa Biz with Julianne – Pretty in pink after all these years
- Christmas spirit alive in Boca
- The question of the day: Who can anchor in the bayou?
- Guest commentary: Local cruiser shares his side of the argument on anchorage laws
- Donate to Suncoast ... in honor of Maximillian
- Battle for the Bridge Golf Tournament
- Bonnie's annual "Party on 5th"
- Friends thank community for their generosity
- Resident upset at Fugate’s UPS shut down
- The contract stands ...
- Bridge surveys ... what are they for?
- Beacon advertising staff sweeps FPA ad awards
- Retro T-shirts hit the island in time for Christmas
- Food drive, Toys for Tots ending soon
- New Inn bakery venture set to open next week
- Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic returns in January
- Red tide levels up, shellfish warning issued
- Local author reads to children
- Yellow rumps and redstarts common birds found in area
- Pigskin, Week 14: The end is near
- Wyoming representative charged with battery of mentally challenged son at Beach Club
- New information comes to light in red tide + dead fish = big mess equation
- The very merry beginning to a Boca Grande Christmas, 2011
- The very merry beginning to a Boca Grande Christmas, 2011
- Boca Bay bicycle burglar caught minutes after crime occurred
- Boca Bay bicycle burglar caught minutes after crime occurred
- Pro Tennis Series activities to heat up in January
- Pro Tennis Series activities to heat up in January
- ‘Business-to-Business’ to host Peace River Wildlife
- Watched over by angels, magi and video surveillance
- Volunteers, firemen preparing lighthouse for next weekend’s ‘Grande’ festivities
- ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’ discussion set for December 8
- Toys for Tots program on-island gets a boost from Anchor Inn owners
- Friends group plans viewing of controversial education documentary
- Garden Club celebrates the holidays and new members with champagne tea
- Letter to the Editor: Serviceman's first Christmas away, cards and letters appreciated
- Letter to the Editor: Letter of thanks to childcare center for all that they do
- Letter to the Editor: GIFT Tourney coordinators thank all who made it great
- Boca Biz: Trunk shows dinners and book signings ... oh, my!
- Duplicate Bridge Club announces results for last two weeks
- Futch-Urbat wedding
- Bridge board expresses ‘shock and awe’ at high bids
- Chamber makes big announcement about WRTT
- A ‘Silver King’ Christmas coming this Saturday
- The best bargains on the island to be available this week
- Kids Classic Tournament details fine-tuned … and it will be a day to remember
- A Thanksgiving to remember for one Boca resident
- Melvin, Vaughn take first in GIFT tourney
- Pigskin, week 12: Greet week for most, top leaders stay the same
- Publisher’s Note: New web site and more, coming soon
- Letter to the Editor: New bonefish tagging fundraiser date set
- Letter to the Editor: Planters Garden Club thanks many for tree
- Letter to the Editor: Reader agrees with electronic speed sign letter
- Obituary: Dr. John S. Goetcheus
- Boca Biz: Be thankful and enjoy your family, friends and community
- “Small Works” Art Show …
- Burch – Riker wedding …
- Island artist takes prize for “New Growth”
- Boca Beacon to launch new web site Dec. 2
- The Sarasota Ballet came to Boca Grande … and what a show it was
- The 2011 Ecumenical Blessing of the Animals, Gasparilla Inn & Club croquet courts
- PTTS doing more damage than jigging … a commentary by Richard Hirsch
- Fixed bridge bids in, millions higher than expected
- And then there’s the matter of a whole lot of dead fish
- Wildlife Center to benefit with fundraiser
- Art Alliance celebrates silver this year
- Taste of Boca date set … a tent on the 10th anniversary
- Planter’s Garden Club plants tree in memory of Anna Bowditch
- GICIA moving ahead on restoration project, county considers widening bike path at south end
- The ladies have returned … and they’ve brought baked goods
- Osprey nest platform on causeway to be removed
- Garden Club to hold annual Christmas Luncheon
- A little book signing, a little light discussion …
- Veterans Day, 2011: We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
- Letter to the Editor: Reader asks county to make sign clutter go away
- Letter to the Editor: Surfers ask community for support
- Boca Biz: Here’s some things that will just make you smile!
- Obituaries: Jenni Rogerson
- Obituaries: Don Hargis
- Obituaries: Jim Seifert memorial set
- State to help fund bridge work
- Toll rumors addressed by GIBA board
- Profile: Nancy Lingeman
- GIFT Tourney next week benefits GIMM
- Chamber announces ‘Silver King’ Christmas Walk
- Pigskin, Week 10: Tough week for all, the Boys keep lead by 2
- Meet Fall Festival Barbecue winner Chef Marco Meola
- Blessing of the Animals set for this Sunday
- Opening game for BGDBC produces sky-high scores
- Mickey and his orchids took center stage at the Boca Grande Garden Club’s first meeting
- Send a kid to Sea Camp …
- LBHS Homecoming …
- Julianne’s Boca Biz: Welcome to season, let’s get the party started!
- Letter to the Editor: Another successful Halloween in the books
- Letter to the Editor: It’s time to say ‘thank you,’ says Conservancy
- Editor’s note: A cool story from a local captain
- Obituary: David Roy Gavitt
- Obituary: Stanley Aaronson Friedman
- Profile: Ryan Boyette
- Pigskin, Week 9: The Boys sit at the top all by themselves
- Want Halloween photos? We’ve got ‘em!!
- BGCC volunteer luncheon, open house set for November 8
- State park to conduct removal of exotics
- Camera Club to meet November 15
- Historic board approves fence on 17th Street
- Make someone’s Christmas a little bit brighter by contributing to the Harry Chapin Food Bank
- Container gardening first topic for Garden Club
- NT Live hits the stage this weekend with “The Kitchen”
- Bocaween: Another fun, crazy, spooky day
- Fall Festival to be held this weekend
- Gasparilla Inn & Club leases East Railroad space for bakery
- A missionary, a hero, and a son of Boca Grande to return
- Guest commentary: Haunting memories of an historic area icon
- Guest commentary: Woman’s Club seeks students for scholarship program
- Boca Grande’s youngest resident: Dalton Lane Markett
- And the winning Gil Memorial Classic team for 2011 is …
- A study of anhingas and painted buntings
- Bookmark winners celebrated
- Obituary: Mona Perkins
- Veteran stories, pictures wanted from islanders
- Pigskin, Week 8: Last week was much scarier
- Beach advisories lifted, red tide still lingers
- PROFILE: Scott Tuttle, operations manager for Lee County EMS
- Alert! Alert! Bake sale of goodness this weekend
- Obituary: David Roy Gavitt
- A last-minute round-up of Halloween events
- Remember that movie we paid $35 to be in?
- Hmmm, there’s something missing in the Bayou
- Ready for a little healthy debate? You’re in the right place
- Saltwater Summit explores new ecologial ideas
- Prognosis for Lillian Bay outstanding, could even be considered a ‘miracle’
- Golf Scramble successful, even on a rainy day
- RED TIDE UPDATE: Things are looking up … for now
- PROFILE: Mary Anne Hastings, The Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation’s backbone
- The top is getting crowded with four pickers
- Halloween ghosts, goblins set to play on October 29, 31
- Update on Tropical Storm Rina, 10/26/11
- Chamber Fall Festival details released
- BGDBC announces new deals for upcoming season
- Veteran stories and pictures wanted from islanders
- TRAVEL: Madeira – Heaven on earth
- Boca Grande Chamber hosts second “Business to Business” event
- Local artists awarded for 3-D work
- Letter to the editor: National Theatre Live program praised
- Letter to the Editor: Chamber thanks community for turnout at Scramble
- Letter to the Editor: Troops remembered as holidays approach
- Sandra Perrine Elliott Thomson: A celebration of life
- Red tide back after a long respite
- Chamber gives new details on Fall Festival, Christmas Walk
- Yes, dogs are still welcome …
- Iguana permission slips needed for trapper to trap
- Flu shots available now at the clinic
- Editorial: It’s gone from 12th Street, but will still live on
- Make plans now for Chamber Golf Scramble
- Profile: Gibbs Tolsdorf, on a quest for a dream and the completion of a bucket list
- Celebration of life for Sandi Thomson scheduled
- Obituary: George Landis Arehart
- Clinic to host emergency panel discussion
- Gil Memorial Classic scheduled for Oct. 21-23
- The Gasparilla Inn & Club Open House: An annual chance to experience the iconic resort
- Fire training at 12th Street
- Looking for heroes of war to be remembered
- Boca Biz by Julianne: More choices are coming to the island
- ‘Pop’ stars of Boca Grande take to the field
- Go back in time with Capt. Freddie Futch
- Pigskin, Week 6: Cops share top picks with Patriots again
- ‘Keep the traffic flowing’ was big message at GIBA meeting
- Patti adds a little “Boudreau” to the Loose Caboose mural
- Another monkey sighting reported on north end of island
- Missing boater located near Sanibel after launching from Boca
- Another chance to preserve history offered by Lee County Historic Preservation grants
- RPP selected as ‘best’ by Commerce Association
- Letter to the Editor: Dumplin’ thanks all for their support
- Letter to the Editor: Comcast on the island elicits frustration for some
- Obituary: Albert Allen Wilson M.D.
- Fugates gets a face lift
- If you’re looking to golf in the Scramble, better sign up now
- Halloween volunteers needed
- A trip of a lifetime: Part III
- Gasparilla Inn remodel to be revealed at open house
- Iguana population control permission slips available here
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