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Hard to believe it’s another New Year already, but ’26 is here. We enjoyed a cooler early fall this year. Our recent win…

Maria Pardo-Thompson is rarely without yarn nearby. Over the years, her crocheted blankets, hats, loveys and small stuffed…

David Albert Jenkins, 84 died peacefully on December 12, 2025, watching the sun set on the Gulf of Mexico from his home in…

From left to right: Sarah Cislo with Chief C.W. Blosser. Cislo succe…

On June 11, 2025, Leah Lendel, age 9, was bitten by a shark in the 2…

Each year, the Boca Beacon recounts the year past. This edition includes a month-by-month recount of 2025, with a few selec…

The Coast Guard suspended the weekend search for two missing boaters at sunset Monday, pending the development of new infor…

A reader out working on island sent us this photo of an owl on Banyan Street on Wednesday. Indeed there were two in the tre…

Last Saturday, Dec. 13, Lee County Deputy Angelo Lanni responded to The Gasparilla Inn in regards to a stolen and damaged g…

Last Friday, the Boca Grande Historical Society celebrated and paid tribute to the work of Kim Kyle, administrative directo…