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Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade begins at 9 a.m 

Get planning for the Boca Grande Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade. The event is an annual July 4th tradition on the island;…
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Possible raising for Baptist Church, 10th Street hearing

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8. The first case concerns 10…
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Mosquito season begins, but dry weather helps

Mosquito season is off to a slow start due to the ongoing drought, but Lee County Mosquito Control is still staying busy. …
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The boarding pass and the book

BY SUSAN HANAFEE Amazon has been on my “list” lately for failing…

This date in the Boca Beacon: RPP Clown College

FIVE YEARS AGO Work had begun on the expansion project at Our Lad…

The 250th arrives, in a ‘proper country’ 

It is now less than two weeks until the nation’s 250th anniversary. Those of us who lived through 1976, and who are approac…

Bob Leland, 1934-2026

Bob Leland, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, entrepreneur, and lifelong supporter of the Un…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A brief history of the Boca Grande Fourth of July 

In 1958, gray skies and rain marred the Fourth of July in Boca Grande. But it was still perhaps the biggest Fourth of July…
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The Boca Beacon around the world: France

Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP Take your Boca Beacon newspaper around the world and show us how much fun you had! With c…

June 2026 Boca Grande Parking Committee Meeting

A full-length video of the Boca Grande Parking Committee is now available online at the Boca Beacon’s YouTube channel. The…