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Follow Charlotte MSTU taxing units
Property owners in Municipal Service Benefit Units and Municipal Service Taxing Units (MSTU/TU) can sign up for information…
Mary Naylor Donahue 1940-2025
Mary Naylor Donahue passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025, following a courageous battle with kidney and heart disease…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Pat Sherman
New firefighter-paramedic at BGFD
When firefighter-paramedic Pat Sherman joined the Boca Grande Fire Department, he wasn…
ESSAY: RICK MUSGROVE
From Illinois, turtle appreciation
BY RICK MUSGROVE
When I fir…
OPINION: MARK DRISCOLL
Reflecting on five years at the Clinic
I was walking on the islan…
This date in the Boca Beacon: Hurricane Wilma and Fishery Flea Market
FIVE YEARS AGO
The north end of the island and town were undergoing road construction and detours as sidewalk improvemen…
Sunday signs and silent bureaucrats
Last weekend, even on Sunday, Lee County was out and about on the island putting up new parking signs. Yes, on Sunday. We’r…
New Chophouse285 preview event
A sneak preview of Keith and Laurie Farlow’s new undertaking, Chophouse285 by Farlow’s, located on Dearborn Street in Engle…
EcoWatch: Let’s look at what is really scary this Halloween
May your Halloween be scarier than what’s actually going on in this country.
A meme often shared around the country
W…
SW Florida Fishing: Great fall fishing
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Another amazing week of fall fishing here in Boca Grande! The weather has been very comfortable…