Skip to main content

Archives

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO We said goodbye to Pedalin’ Patty, and a new toll system was announced that woul…

‘You’re breaking up … I can’t hear you’

Our lack of ‘comms’ spurs a plan by several islanders What’s that? I can’t hear you … you’re breaking up. You’re not a…

You might think it’s just burrow, eat, mate, repeat, but the life of one of our oldest species on earth is being threatened every day

Gopher tortoises love Gasparilla Island. They gravitate to areas with sun, sand and great weather, not unlike the humans wh…

Density meeting in Charlotte County set for February 28

The Charlotte County hearing on Cape Haze density is set for 2 p.m…
,

History Bytes: The Boca Grande Hotel, post mortem

The final History Bytes session of the season was a rousing success…

St. Andrew’s speaker to discuss common ground, difficult dialog

As part of the “Faith and …” speaker’s series at St. Andrew’s Church, Dr. Aine Donovan will speak on “Hope and Healing amid…

Ever heard of the B.E.G.? Meet them at Economic Summit 2023

The Boca Economics Group is back at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, armed with their crystal balls and plenty of educated insi…
,

Come for the cleanup, stay for the fun! 

The GICIA is holding an island-wide cleanup on Saturday morning, March 18. Hurricane Ian dealt Boca Grande a major blow and…

The Strawberry Festival – traditional fun with some differences

  You don’t have to be silent when visiting the big tent with the auction items at the 2023 United Methodist Women’…

JF Library Foundation presents Layng Martine Jr.

The Johann Fust Library Foundation is excited to present accomplished songwriter and author Layng Martine, Jr., who will sp…