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South Beach restaurant makes progress on July re-opening

The newly rebuilt South Beach Bar & Grille has temporary power, and they hope to have the building turned over to them by mid-June, said co-owner Bart DeStefano. “We’re going to go as fast as we can once the contractors turn over the building to…
Tapping into a Gasparilla Island tradition, the working cistern: Editorial

This week, the Boca Grande Quarantine Station house went on the market (see pages 16-17). One feature of the house is a working, wooden cistern. During Hurricane Ian, the tank was disconnected from gutters, but it is still in place, with an actual …
Boca Grande’s oldest house, the historic Quarantine House, hits market for $4.9 million

The Boca Grande Quarantine House, the oldest house on Gasparilla Island, is on the market for the first time in its history. The house, built in 1892, has four bedrooms and four baths. It includes the old 19th century house, as well as a comfy but comp…

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Constantine Mavroudis, pediatric heart surgeon

Among the yearly regulars at the Boca Grande Club is Dr. Constantine Mavroudis, one of the nation’s top pediatric cardiac surgeons. Born an American citizen in his ancestral home of Thasos, he has…

Record breaking season at Boca Grande Health Clinic

By MARK DRISCOLL As the pace slows down on the Island, the Boca Grande Health Clinic wraps up an extraordinarily busy season marked by record-setting patient engagements. • Patient Visits: W…

World’s Richest Tarpon set for May 22-23

The 2024 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is set for Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23. This year, the Grande Tradition honorees at the Captain’s Party are Merritt ‘Babe’ Darna and the l…

2024 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament won by Outcast team

The annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce was held on Saturday, May 11. The first place team on Outcast with Capt. Jesse Craddock caught four tarpo…

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SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon, anglers and tourneys

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Tarpon season continues in full swing. There are thousands of tarpon around right now and y…

EcoWatch: What shade of green do you prefer?

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Suncoast Humane Tour

Happy VanBeuren and Cotton Hanley visited the Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood for a tour of the new campus whic…

OP-ED: Hook Line and Sinker: A return to these pages, just in time

BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Editor’s Note: Van Hubbard’s column Hook, Line and Sinker appeared in the Beacon beginning i…

Islands Sea Turtles Report

The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island runs through October 31. Here are some sea turtle season “D…

Bridge election registration deadline approaches

Running for a local office on Gasparilla Island is sometimes more complicated than one might expect. Because there a…

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