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Hey, Moma! finishes the season with another win

Clear, calm evening for Ladies Howl Above, Capt. Wayne Joiner and the team on Hey, Moma! wins Ladies Night Out, Howl Tarpon Tournament last Saturday night. Capt. Wayne Joiner earlier in the tarpon season also won the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic. Ef…

Wheeler tennis & pickleball open

Lee County Parks & Recreation has announced that the new pickleball courts at Wheeler Road Community Park in Boca Grande are complete and open for play. The courts at 305 Wheeler Road officially opened on Monday, June 22. Construction began in Sep…

Mosquito season begins, but dry weather helps

Mosquito season is off to a slow start due to the ongoing drought, but Lee County Mosquito Control is still staying busy. “I’m going to knock on wood here, it hasn’t been bad because we haven’t had a lot of rain,” said Jenifer McBride with Lee County…

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My first tarpon

BY JESS GOSLOWSKI After countless trips through the Pass without landing a tarpon, I had a feeling this trip would be different. As we headed out that evening, I looked at my boss, Wendy, and…

Water spouts in Charlotte Harbor

Waterspouts are actually tornadoes that form over water and are common in summer months in Charlotte Harbor. There were two around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Thank you to our Beacon readers…

Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade begins at 9 a.m

Get planning for the Boca Grande Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade. The event is an annual July 4th tradition on the island; there are no entry fees and you just need to line up around 8:30 a.m. at th…

Possible raising for Baptist Church, 10th Street hearing

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8. The first case concerns 1000 10th Street. It is a request to change the house’s status from contribut…

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Dr. Thomas James 1934-2026

Dr. Thomas P. James, radiologist and passionate sailor, passed away in Tidewell Hospice House in Venice on June 13. He…

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Perhaps one of the most useful trends unleashed by the Bicentennial in 1976 was a nationwide interest in family histor…

GICIA continues Bike Path restoration

BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association will begin a $25,000 Bike Path planting…

Beyond the horizon: A captain’s call for sustainable fisheries

I’ve spent hours talking with other longtime fishermen and fishing captains, some from other states and areas, but mos…

This 250th, the rocket’s ‘yellow’ glare

It was last Sunday night, on a Breeze Airways Airbus rollicking above thunderstorms up and down the East Coast, somewh…

SW Florida Fishing: 2026 tournament season done!

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The 2026 tarpon tournament season was a major success with six tournaments and lots of act…

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