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Johann Fust Library Foundation teeming with January book events
The Johann Fust Library Foundation team is working hard to restore the library so it can reopen soon. In the meantime, the…
Boca Grande Disaster Fund donations run through Dec. 31
Four volunteers for program agree on each situation and meet with businesses and orgs
The Boca Grande Disaster Fund is n…
Ruane leads Tourism Development Council
The Lee Board of County Commissioners appointed Commission Chairman Kevin Ruane as chair of the Tourist Development Council…
Jubilee Center seeking donations, turkeys and hams for Christmas families
St. David’s Jubilee Center offers a food pantry, free clothes closet…
Charlotte County and Sea Turtle Association team up to clean the beaches
Charlotte County coastal staff and the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Associ…
Farmer’s Market looking for temp site
The farmer’s market, which is usually held Fridays during season at Wheeler Road, could likely look a little different this…
Boca Grande Calendar, our gift
Each Christmas, the Boca Beacon publishes an island calendar for its readers. This year, the photos are of Gasparilla Islan…
Friends of Boca Grande move office to marine containers
Friends of Boca Grande are now operating out of old marine containers for offices, as they wait for repairs to the Boca Gra…
Preschool working on options after hurricane damage
Boca Grande Preschool’s Executive Director Kelli Carpenter and the Board of Directors are making plans to re-open the schoo…
Arrest of two at south end of Gasparilla Island
Two men were arrested for resisting an officer without violence around 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 on South Harbor Drive. …