■ BY SUE ERWIN As 2016 draws to an end we like to take a look back at the some of the major stories that sparked headlines in the Boca Beacon this yea...
Meet & greet set with Benacquisto on Thursday
STAFF REPORT State Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto will host a meet and greet on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Special Interest Room at the Boc...
Profile: Mike Weddle
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mike Weddle has been alluring people onto the dance floor performing live roll and roll music in Boca Grande for nearly 20 years. ...
Obituary: Ruth Ross
Ruth Ross, who dearly loved Boca Grande, died on October 15, 2016. She was born in 1925. A memorial is being held on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. at St ...
A Christmas tarpon surprise at Wildflower
■ BY LBC PRESIDENT JIM COOPER It was the coolest morning in Placida this year at 57 degrees on December 10 as I drove north on Placida Road at 7...
A final paving update: Yes, they’re done!
■ STAFF REPORT Commuters to the island are smiling today as the AJAX road paving project on the island is now finished. Lee County Government Comm...
BIPS: Renovated Gasparilla Island Range Light soon to be unveiled
■ BY SUE ERWIN The tenting on the Gasparilla Range Light will be coming down soon. Barrier Island Parks Society Executive Director Sharon McKenzie sai...
Thefts from boats reported on ‘Damfi’ streets last week
■ STAFF REPORT Three separate cases of thefts from boats occurred on the island and were reported recently. According to reports on Saturday, Dec. 10,...
Boater charged with numerous counts in Gonzalez fatal accident
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE An arrest has been made in the June boating death of an Englewood man. According to Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office booking ...