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Safe Harbor purchases local MarineMax

Safe Harbor Marinas announced this week that it will purchase MarineMax, the publicly traded and Florida-based marina, yach…
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License plate reader enforcement in downtown

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has begun using license plate readers to monitor parking violations in Boca Grande followin…
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Park Avenue property in discussion

Above, 2023 renderings of the Fishery project. Beacon archives Project has an approved site plan Plans for an on-isla…
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You’ve got to get in the water with goggles on

BY ERNIE J. VANDERWALT  Most people meet the Gulf the same way: T…

Flock and oversight: Trust is harder to build after the fact

BY BRENT MCCONNELL In 2008, I was the U.S. national security lead…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Boca Bash

FIVE YEARS AGO Englewood Sailing Association taught 63 new students the basics of sailing at its three summer camp event…

Citizens getting wise to hyperscale data centers and Florida

At a Tuesday evening meeting at the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library in Venice the two meeting rooms are packed. There i…
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County plans a rocky turnaround

Lee County Department of Transportation is repairing the damage from recent hurricanes on Belcher Road nearest to Gaspa…
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Upcoming public meetings for Bridge, Lee County and Fire Dept.

Upcoming meetings relating to Gasparilla Island: The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet next at 9:30 a.m. on Tu…
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Storm meeting ahead

The Boca Grande Fire Department will be hosting its annual Island Emergency Operations Center Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 25 a…