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George Robinson 1943-2025
George Cooke Robinson passed away on April 1st, 2025, at age 81, due to complications from a fall. George was an avid trave…
Frances Sybil Mills 1938-2025
Frances Sybil Joiner Mills was born on Gasparilla Island, Florida on November 26, 1938, and spent her early years growing u…
Stanley O. Ikenberry 1935-2025
Stanley Oliver Ikenberry, 90, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2025, at home in Boca Grande surrounded by his family. Bor…
James Thomas Burcham 1941-2025
James Thomas Burcham (Tom), 83, of Mission Hills, Kansas, passed awa…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Ford Coupe in Boca Grande North
Dr. Chris Russo
You may have noticed a sleek black moonshine-era…
Ask A Doc: Managing stress in a stressful world
BY DR. ALEXANDER P. MIANO, M.D.
Lately, it feels like stress is simmering just below the surface for many of us. W…
EcoWatch: Extinction is forever: Something to think about
Rather than eliminating every weed and insect from your garden with chemicals or poison, try working with nature instead of…
SW Florida Fishing: Snook in the backcountry bite
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Lots of great fishing this week in the windy conditions. We have really started to target the s…
Joint meeting between Lee County, Charlotte County on April 15 in Punta Gorda
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, beginning at 2:00 p.m., the Lee Board of County Commissioners and Charlotte Board of County Com…
This date in the Boca Beacon
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club announced the establishment of a $250,000 Emergency Relief Fund.
TEN YEAR…