Santa chillin’ in Hudson’s Park on Park Avenue.  More lights around the island here.                                            Photo by Matt

After the completion of renourishment at Gasparilla Island State Park and the rebuilding of a rip-rap wall, the sand is beginning to settle at the south end of the island. The Beacon’s Dusty Hopkins sent a drone up last Friday to capture the changing…

Lee County Sheriff’s Office enforcement is still in “reasonable discretion” mode for Boca Grande parking across Gasparilla Island during Christmas break, as most island residents do not have parking passes. In October, Capt. Todd Olmer of the LCSO tol…