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Construction activity is progressing with major equipment now mobilized on site for the rebuilding of the Fort Myers Beach…

BY BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY Editor’s Note: This installment is the last of a six-week series on local wildlife prov…

Claire Bissell, age 95, passed away of natural causes on August 27, 2026 at her home in Boca Grande. She was an Active Boca…

New at the Boca Grande Fire Department A 35-year-old former Marin…

BY ERNIE VANDERWALT A drone pilot flying the north tip of Anna Ma…

BY SUSAN HANAFEE At my annual physical a couple of weeks ago, the doctor asked if I wake up in the morning feeling refre…

FIVE YEARS AGO Lee County School Board mandated masks for all schools including The Island School. The mandate would be…

Last week, this editorial page celebrated a modest and (in a way) bountiful crop of butternut squash in Cape Haze, all take…

Mention of the summer sale at Ariel in the Boca Beacon’s Ballyhoo prompted this group of lovely ladies to travel out, take…

Nancy Sodel, Sue Sligar and Candace Ward set up to celebrate Terry Seitz turning 80! The group shown here at Scarpa’s Coast…