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This date in the Boca Beacon: Gasparilla Inn reopens bakery on East Railroad
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a fence erected on the beach and opene…
EDITORIAL: Looking peacefully at the Ocean of Storms
Those of us who are lucky enough to have been here in Florida these last few days have had a week of crisp weather under wh…
Reno Runck III 1945-2026
Reno Frank Runck, III, 81, husband of Betty Louise Stevenson Runck, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026 at his home in Nichol…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New plans released for our Five Florida State Parks
Above, Diane and Cheryl Archer, fans of the Gasparilla Island State…
The Boca Beacon around the world: With Friends
Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP
Take your Boca Beacon newspaper aroun…
EcoWatch: First offshore fish farm approved in the Gulf
Increasingly, we will be faced with a choice, whether to keep the oceans for wild fish or farmed fish. Farming domesticated…
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 10-21-26
Weekly turtle reports
State Park Turtle Numbers
Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20,879 hatchling…
Business & Real Estate: 10-23-26
Weekly real estate reports for Boca Grande and Cape Haze zip codes
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Lee County votes to extend parking conflict resolution process
Above, Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass on Tuesday. Screenshot
At the Tuesday, Oct. 20 Lee County Board of Commissioners r…
Boca Bay security golf cart stolen last Friday
Just after 1 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, Deputy Nicholas Garber with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responded to Gilchrist A…











