Skip to main content

Archives

Santa visits Boca Grande merchants on Small Business Saturday

The downtown streets of Boca Grande were completely filled Saturday evening for the annual Christmas Walk. While some retai…
,

Methodist Church steeple blessed after perilous journey

Tuesday, Lighthouse United Methodist Church blessed their wooden steeple cross in an outdoor ceremony led by the Rev. Daphn…
,

Boca Grande Sleuths kick off 2023-24 season

The Boca Grande Sleuths book club kicks off a season of mystery, mayhem and murder on Tuesday, December 12 with the twi…

Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic sets 2024 dates

The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic dates for 2024 have been set…

Look for the 2024 Boca Beacon Visitor’s Guide 

Each year, the Boca Beacon publishes a guide to all things Gasparill…

Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce 2023 position on parking

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce issued a letter on November 27, 2023, regarding parking in the downtown area. Belo…

Editorial: The value of the weekly American newspaper

The first newspaper in the U.S. colonies was a weekly, like ours. Appearing on April 24, 1704, the “Boston News-Letter” was…

SW Florida Fishing: Thanksgiving on the water

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE  An amazing Thanksgiving week of fishing in Boca Grande. Look for the redfish near man- groves…

SW Florida Fishing: Cooling off

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR  Fly fishing for snook, reds, trout, baby tarpon and false albacore in Charlotte Harbor has been gr…
,

Christmas Walk is Saturday, Nov. 25

The annual Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk will be held this Saturday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. During…