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Thefts from unlocked cars include TAG Heuer watch

The island has had a number of reports of recent thefts from unlocked cars, including watches and wallets. On Wednesday…
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Final three named to parking group

Ganong, Spurgeon and Kenan finish out 15 on Lee panel The Lee County Board of Commissioners met for the first time this…
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Stable sea turtle population a small victory for Florida conservation

Decades of research, protective laws and community involvement are paying off for Florida’s sea turtles, a conservation suc…
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Paving for Pioneer Trail, revisions to building height definitions on Jan. 27

The agenda for Charlotte County’s Jan. 27, 2026, Regular and Land Us…

Walter Jerome Frautschi, 1931-2026

Walter Jerome Frautschi passed away peacefully on Thursday, January…
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New watering conservation rule from Lee County

Residents of unincorporated Lee County are reminded that beginning Feb. 1, a one-day-a-week watering schedule will be in pl…
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Take advantage of the low tide, and chilly water

Several people have asked me about our extremely low tides recently. I’ll try to help you understand what creates them. Fir…

This date in the Boca Beacon: First burglary on island

FIVE YEARS AGO David Futch was the featured speaker at a Boca Grande Historical Society event on the old days of Boca Gr…

Subsidiarity and the noisy leaf blower

The United States is living in two worldviews these days. As the late Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams would say, we are each…
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Preschool Hat Day

The Boca Grande Preschool celebrated National Hat Day last Thursday, Jan. 15. The students celebrated in style and apprecia…