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A long migration this fall as birds seek winter habitat
BY RENEE WILSON, THE AUDUBON SOCIETY
While most Floridians slept, more than 30 million migrating birds crossed the Sunsh…
North Port’s new utilities director
Tricia Wisner has been named Utilities Director for the City of North Port after serving in an interim role since May 2025…
County Commission Workshop on Oct. 21
Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a workshop at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Room 119 of the Charlotte County…
Friends of Cape Haze welcome Commissioner Joe Tiseo for pancakes
Join Friends of Cape Haze, Cape Haze, and the Windward community mem…
This date in the Beacon: Fashion at Fire Department, lawsuit by between bridge and Charlotte County; Sam Murphy Park
Each week the Boca Beacon looks back at news from previous years…
High water and coastal ‘deployables’
Last week, America’s coastal cities were obsessed with general high water up and down almost every waterfront. This time it…
Baseball park celebration for life of Mike Greenwell
The public is invited to wear Red Sox colors and join in a Celebration of Life for Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell a…
Otilia Yanes Fernandez 1934-2025
Otilia Yanes Fernandez, dearly beloved wife of 65 years of the late Emilio Fernandez, passed away Sunday, September 21, 202…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Alison Nash
From clubhouse to island
If the name Alison Nash sounds familiar, it’s because for the past three years she’s been a wel…
EcoWatch: A spoken reality that has now come to life
“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.”
Ansel Adams, Feb. 20, 1902-April 22…