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OBITUARY: Ann Berry Fitzgerald

Ann Berry Fitzgerald, 82, of Boca Grande, formerly of Northfield, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at the Glenridge on Pa…

PROFILE: Michelle Hubbs

After years of high intensity interval training and military workouts, Michelle Hubbs knew that she was due for a change. W…

Santa Claus, sales comin’ to town on Saturday!

The 2021 Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk Break open your piggy bank and get your Christmas wish list…

Iguana Panel adds it up: About 2,000 less spiny-tails since February of this year … and 2021’s not over yet

There was a lot of lizard talk going on at the most recent meeting o…

Looking out for island interests, Part I: Some parking problems put to rest by the Boca Grande Parking Panel

The end of 2021 is rapidly approaching, and while it has been a diff…
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Get ready for a Miracle on 34th Street: WRPP to host radio adaptation of Christmas classic at three venues

BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – The Royal Palm Players are always looking for new and exciting ways to entertain audiences, and this ho…

Check out the new bocabeacon.com for your introductory sneak peek

If you haven’t been to bocabeacon.com for a while, now is the time you will want to check it out, as the transition to a ne…

Just over the bridge: The Boca Beacon holiday shopping guide part II

This week’s shopping guide feature will be the off-island businesses of Englewood and Placida. Now more than ever our small…
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… and the 2021 GIFT Tournament winners are …

Congratulations to the boys on Capt. Mark Becton’s boat, as they were the winners of the 2021 Gasparilla Island Fly-fishing…

Buying Bitcoin in Boca Grande just got easier

The next time you’re in downtown Boca Grande, stop by Gasparilla Outfitters and Special Effects to get a glimpse of the fut…