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When everything comes together, almost like the old days: Capt. Van Hubbard

Helene and Milton changed our lives and landscapes. Recovering is hard, slow and expensive. What doesn’t kill us does make…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Old Clinic site, Placida boat ramp, Capt. William Sprott

Each week in the Beacon, we look back at what happened in Boca Grande and on Cape Haze: FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Hi…

Appreciation for the old red cent: Mind your business

Let me give you a better penny. Those were the last words at the end of a cash transaction at Hudson’s Grocery this week…
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LeeWay toll error

LeeWay, the toll operations for Lee County Department of Transportat…

John Curley 1944-2025

John (Jack) R. Curley (81) of Placida, Fla., passed away on Septembe…

John Ashworth 1934-2025

John Ashworth, formerly of Marion, Ohio, Boca Grande, Fla., and Cedarville, Mich., passed away on September 20, 2025, surro…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Caroline Gannon

Pine View teacher with Lighthouse story When visitors step into the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, they’re often greeted…
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EcoWatch: A last-ditch effort to protect the world’s seas

Just as we have the power to harm the oceans, we have the power to put in place polices and modify our own behavior in ways…

Vice Chairman Cecil Pendergrass offers Coffee with a Commissioner event

Vice Chairman Pendergrass invites community members to join him for an informal Coffee with a Commissioner event on Monday…
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County map shows 441 new island parking signpoles, 751 new signs

Above and below, images from the county’s geographic information system map. The signs are not to scale. GIS screenshots…