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Celebrated floral designer Jennifer Figge speaks to Boca Grande Garden Club
BY LAMAR TOOLE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
On Wednesday, March 5, Jennifer Figge, floral designer and owner of Figge Floral…
Explore Cook, Peary at Fust Library Mar. 27
Are you intrigued by the polar explorers and how the media covered their historical expeditions? On Thursday, March 27, at…
Princeton Fishing team makes yearly pilgrimage to Gasparilla
The Princeton Fishing Team has once again returned to Boca Grande for their annual spring fishing trip. Their trip is a spr…
Chamber circulates draft version of parking ordinance
The Boca Beacon has received a draft of an updated parking regulatio…
GIBA discusses rate increase, bike safety at meeting
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will install new pavement and…
Island churches make plans for Easter services, worship
Easter is almost a month away, but plans are under way among Boca Grande churches to honor the religious foundations of thi…
Parking ordinance delayed after promise for hearing
There was no formal agenda item concerning Boca Grande parking at the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday mor…
Lemuel ‘Phil’ Woods 1932-2025
Capt. Lemuel “Phil” Woods, a lifelong sportsman, accomplished angler, avid golfer and devoted family man passed away peacef…
Frank ‘Skip’ McKean, 1929-2025
Frank H. “Skip” McKean, 95, formerly of Fox Chapel, PA, Boca Grande, FL and Castine, ME, passed away peacefully, with his f…
Spotlight: Sons in the Shadow, a new book by
Roy H. Park Jr.
In his new book, Boca Grande resident Roy H. Park Jr. has chronicled the ups and downs of being the son…