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ON THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

January 20, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The animals were getting blessed, Royal Palm Players were putting on “The Boca Girls” and everyone was preparing for the Taste of Boca Grande. TEN YEA…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: John Sherman, on Boca Grande and the Kansas City Royals

January 20, 2023
John Sherman loves baseball. He played ball as a kid and dreamed of being in the big leagues one day. His dream came true, in a manner of speaking. He is not a player, but he is principal owner of…

GUEST EDITORIAL: It’s been … a year

January 20, 2023
BY SHERIFF BILL PRUMMELL, CHARLOTTE COUNTY It’s been a year. A year of highs and lows, leaving us with a broader appreciation for this journey we are on and those with whom we choose to surroun…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee Commissioners accept $5 million in emergency recovery grant funds to replace beach sand

January 20, 2023
To the Editor: The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, Jan. 17 to accept grant funds of $5 million from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Hurricane Ian and Nic…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Storm debris still be collected in some communities … but not in Boca Grande

January 19, 2023
To the Editor: Lee County thanks residents who were given set-out deadlines in some unincorporated areas and have placed their remaining Hurricane Ian debris at the curb. The county reminds tho…

ECOWATCH

January 13, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages

DOG LIFE

January 13, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages

Friends presents the Benny Weinbeck Trio

January 13, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages

It took a lot of talking, but Boca Grande North is getting cleaned up

January 13, 2023
Another chapter in the Hurricane Ian saga is about to be closed – The Tale of the Tremendous Trash Pile. This week trucks contracted by the state of Florida came to start taking away the large …