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Lighthouse Church sets 2024 Strawberry Festival date of March 2
The Lighthouse United Methodist Church is pleased to confirm that the 2024 Strawberry Festival will be held on March 2, 202…
Lighthouse Lighting on Saturday, Dec. 9
The Barrier Island Parks Society will share the magic of the season at the annual lighting of the Lighthouse. Join them at…
Farmer’s Market returns to Boca Grande Dec. 15
The Boca Grande Farmer’s Market will return Friday, Dec. 15 for the 2023-24 season. Due to the market location being used f…
Verizon to be first ring from new Boca Grande cell island
This week, representatives from T-Mobile and AT&T were on the ce…
There she is: Miss America, a nuclear engineer
Before her reign as Miss America was to come to an end, a stop in Bo…
A margarita cup transformed by a simple story
The dedication of the new island Christmas tree gave the island a moment of cultural clarity last Sunday night. It was a pe…
Jacob Patrick Halunen, 2004-23
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Jacob Patrick Halunen of Englewood, Florida on Thursday, November 23, 2…
2023: The year in Boca Grande Spotlight profiles
Every issue, the Boca Beacon highlights one of our own in our Page 3 In The Spotlight. We look to the community to see who…
Youth dive into water quality survey around Cape Haze & Coral Creek
When a group of Cape Haze residents met last month with Charlotte County officials about a proposed sewer project in their…
Lee County considers additional East Coast iguana vendor
At their upcoming Dec. 5, 2023 Board of County Commissioners meeting, Lee County will vote on a new contract for “populatio…