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Island resident responds to ‘flawed recommendation’

Gilchrist in the 1940s (The following was sent to L…

RPP says ‘thanks for the support this year’

To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Royal Palm Players, I want to thank the entire Boca Grande community…

Not all Isles residents are in favor of weight increases

To the Editor: We read in last week’s Boca Beacon that you have received a letter from the President of the Boca Grande Is…

Profile: Willy Townsend

BY JACK SHORT – Willy Townsend is proof of a lot of things, not the…

Obituary: Bashie Meyer

  Bashie Meyer, 86, formerly of Fox Chapel and most recently …

Isles dispute settled

On Friday, May 1, The Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association and 5F, LLC closed on a settlement agreement resolvin…

Kitty in a car almost fried feline

Firefighter Alex Moore and Lt. Lee Cooper of the Boca Grande F…

Late donations bring prospect of new Gressier village to fruition

Workers making a roof over a baby’s head safe.Photo/ Ben Scott…

‘Elephant Company’ named as 2016 One Big Grande Boca Book

The votes are in, and the next “One Big Grande Boca Book will be “Elephant Company.”

Sweepin’ the gator back home

Certain local golf courses may have a huge alligator as their national claim to fame, but our island has its own version …