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One can get a pulse on Florida’s mood each year by looking at Publix’s annual Christmas TV commercial. The ads premiere aft…

Hard to believe it’s another New Year already, but ’26 is here. We enjoyed a cooler early fall this year. Our recent win…

Maria Pardo-Thompson is rarely without yarn nearby. Over the years, her crocheted blankets, hats, loveys and small stuffed…

David Albert Jenkins, 84 died peacefully on December 12, 2025, watch…

From left to right: Sarah Cislo with Chief C.W. Blosser. Cislo succe…

On June 11, 2025, Leah Lendel, age 9, was bitten by a shark in the 2200 block of Shore Lane. This Tuesday, Lendel came back…

Each year, the Boca Beacon recounts the year past. This edition includes a month-by-month recount of 2025, with a few selec…

The Coast Guard suspended the weekend search for two missing boaters at sunset Monday, pending the development of new infor…

A reader out working on island sent us this photo of an owl on Banyan Street on Wednesday. Indeed there were two in the tre…

Last Saturday, Dec. 13, Lee County Deputy Angelo Lanni responded to The Gasparilla Inn in regards to a stolen and damaged g…