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Roundup of the Year 2025 with The Boca Beacon

Each year, the Boca Beacon recounts the year past. This edition includes a month-by-month recount of 2025, with a few selec…

Coast Guard suspends search for Fort Myers boaters 

The Coast Guard suspended the weekend search for two missing boaters at sunset Monday, pending the development of new infor…
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Watchful Banyan Street owl

A reader out working on island sent us this photo of an owl on Banyan Street on Wednesday. Indeed there were two in the tre…
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Sheriff’s Report: Cart stolen and in water over the weekend

Last Saturday, Dec. 13, Lee County Deputy Angelo Lanni responded to…
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Saying goodbye to Kim Kyle at the Boca Grande Historical Society

Last Friday, the Boca Grande Historical Society celebrated and paid…
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History: Boca Grande property people, from Robert E. Lee to condo builders

BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER In 1996, Michael Ingram, a Tampa lawyer and the son of Dr. James…
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Blueway Trails Talk

Liz Eastes is a Marine Environmental Specialist with Charlotte County and will be giving a lecture on the Blueway Trails of…
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Spa and 11th Street on January Preservation Board agenda

In January, the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will review two new cases at their Jan. 14 meeting. Item SCA2025 is…
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Boca Grande Chamber elects new slate of officers 

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce introduced five new members to the board of directors on December 6. Jessica Go…
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Lock schedule listed

The South Gulf Cove Lock holiday schedule is as follows:  Christmas Eve – Normal business hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m…