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Don Pedro addition and other land saved by Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast is excited to team up with Outdoors by Owner (OBO) to connect more people to the…

Lee County launches Ian Progress Report

Lee County has launched the Ian Progress Report, a data-driven site dedicated to updating the community on the fiscal needs…

Commissioners receive HUD CDBG-DR allocation for Ian long-term recovery needs

The Lee Board of County Commissioners recently learned that the United States (US) Department of Housing and Urban Developm…

Commissioners to approve donation from Boca Grande Disaster Fund for Wheeler Road Community Park Improvements 

On Tuesday, March 21 Lee County Commissioners will discuss and, hope…
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Audition this season and you could be a star next season!

By Erica Ress Martin It’s that time of year again. The time when…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: DeeAnn Phillips

If you look up the term “team player” in the dictionary, you should see a picture of DeeAnn Phillips. She is pretty much th…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO Don’t say you weren’t warned. The Beacon wrote to spring breakers, warning them…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Red tide symptoms in dogs can be severe

To the Editor: I am writing in response to Boca Grande pet owner concerns about the ongoing ‘red-tides’ or harmful algal…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Report those crabs if you see them

To the Editor: It’s almost spring and that means it’s peak mating season for horseshoe crabs. Help biologists with the F…
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The red tide report

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 157 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom conc…