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Resilient Florida seeks speakers
The Resilient Florida Program invites prospective speakers to present on flood resilience topics at the upcoming Quarterly…
Lee County invites flood survey responses
Lee County is in the process of completing a Flood Vulnerability Assessment, and one of the key requirements tied to the st…
Goodbye Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer
Just in time for our nation’s 250th Birthday, Walt Disney World will close its Tom Sawyer Island and its companion Liberty…
This date in the Boca Beacon
FIVE YEARS AGO
Fifty-four percent of Lee County had participated…
Cape Haze Coast Guard Auxiliary encourages non-alcohol boating
Operation Dry Water weekend, taking place July 4 to 6, is a national…
Margaret Ringer 1947 – 2025
Margaret Elaine Ringer (formerly Walker, née Tvaroch), 77, of Lake Wales, FL, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, surro…
Helen Beardsley 1928 – 2025
Helen, but everyone called her Nana, mother of Bette Bowen, is once again dancing with her husband.
Mom was born and rai…
Boca Grande Chamber asks for input from off island visitors in beach survey
The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce has released a new visitor survey called “Off Island Visitors.” It comes in the wake of…
Details of proposed Boca Grande parking restrictions
A new draft ordinance would remove public beach access parking from all of Boca Grande, except for the Gasparilla Island St…
Dragonfly landing near Coral Creek
This dragonfly, likely a common four-spotted pennant, recently landed near the Coral Creek Jetport. Brachymesia gravidais i…