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History: Tampa people, other summer Floridians in Boca Grande
From Badcock to Lykes, and so many automobile dealers, physicians
Above has tournament organizer and director Dixie Holl…
Beacon obtains list of signatories to community resolution for parking plan
This week the Beacon made a public records request of Lee County to obtain the parking petition that Commissioner Kevin Rua…
Boca Grande Woman’s Club letter to members
We write to you today to share news of a recent vote by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Board of Directors. At a special meeti…
The GICIA statement on the parking resolution
In the early 1970s, a group of island residents came together with a…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Brian Hamman
Cape Coral to WINK to Commissioner
Lee County Commissioner Brian…
Electrical fire at Pass Club
On Sunday, June 22, there was an electrical fire at the Boca Bay Pass Club.
“The underground electrical system shorted…
Tarpon season roundup for 2025
Tarpon season this year was a little quieter than some years, but fishing was great, and the annual tournaments were as spi…
Eldred’s, Whidden’s, Fishery and the marina market
Currently, there are three major marina projects on the table on Gasparilla Island and in Cape Haze, and there are no liste…
Funding for new ladder truck passes House, Senate
$1.5 million awaits governor’s approval
A $1.5 million appropriations project request sponsored by Florida House Represe…
Advance on insurance reignites sheriff’s deputy house fundraising
BY LARRY HANNAH
Time is of the essence to get our current sheriff’s deputy out of the camper he and his wife are spendin…