Dean Laux, Boca Beacon editor & consultant
The Boca Beacon received word Wednesday that Dean Laux, an editor at the Boca Beacon, died Tuesday evening. His wife Miryam (Micki) informed us. He has been a copy editor at the paper since he joi…
Be a poll worker
In Boca Grande, a number of civic-minded island residents showed up to assist Kathy Crumb from Lee County, who worked with her husband Duane Crumb at the polls Tuesday. The county is always in nee…
‘Rocky’ drive on Boca Grande Causeway
Byline: Staff Report
There are new piles of rocks along the Boca Grande Causeway and near the toll house. The new rocks, according to Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Executive Director K…
Ask a Doc: Thyroid Awareness
By EMILY HALY, M.D.
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, a time when the medical profession focuses attention onthat tiny gland located in the lower front part of your neck. While small in compa…
New Boca Beacon calendar for 2024 is out
Since 1987, the Boca Beacon has offered a calendar for subscribers inserted into the newspaper as a Christmas gift to our subscribers. This year, photos are by our very own Matthew Gutman, Dusty H…
Cool temps wake up wildlife
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
With a couple very cold evenings the water temps have really started to fall. What seems to be different this winter is the amount of rainfall we are still experiencing. Th…
Ham It Up: Macks, Giudos and Carlisles in Louisville
Jeff & Carol Mack and John & Katie Guido, Linda & Lewis Carlisle of Boca Grande remembered their Boca Beacon while at the Woodford Reserve Louisville Polo match in Kentucky.
Below,…
2023: The year in Boca Grande Spotlight profiles
Every issue, the Boca Beacon highlights one of our own in our Page 3 In The Spotlight. We look to the community to see who is making news, whether they be a volunteer for one of our non-profits li…
Briefly: New flights from Punta Gorda to Bangor, Dulles
On November 16, Allegiant began twice weekly service to Bangor, Maine from Punta Gorda (PGD). The PGD to Bangor International Airport (BGR) flights will operate twice weekly. That report is from D…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
It’s been five years since we lost Mark Futch.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Barrier Island Parks Society was one step closer to owning the Range Light as the Department of Defense sig…