FIVE YEARS AGO
As the temperature heated up, heat exposure cases and heat-related illnesses increased.
TEN YEARS AGO
Animated storyteller Windell Campbell was at the Boca Grande Community C…
The Boca Beacon is celebrating the centennial of Whidden’s in a special edition August 28. The edition will include a history of the marina, as well as recollections.
We are asking visitors and r…
Above, the old streetcar which ran from 1910 on. Boca Beacon archives
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
The year 1900 marked the start of a new era, of course, in the U.S. and in B…
A vacant property that was discussed for possible beach access parking will be needed for drainage at the south end of Gasparilla Island.
Betsy Clayton, public information director for Lee County…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Two serious golf cart accidents occurred with two occupants life flighted to a trauma center and others taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
TEN YEARS AGO
Boca Grande resi…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Dearborn Street in Englewood was in the midst of a major makeover with the amphitheater slated to start within the month. Pioneer Days was postponed another year due to the constru…
North Port will move forward with a plan to restore the main building at Warm Mineral Springs and restore its grounds.
On Tuesday, North Port City Commission approved Ordinance No. 2026-19 on sec…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved a request to elevate the First Baptist Church of Boca Grande parsonage to help reduce future flood risk. The board also advanced a request to rem…
The Fourth of July holiday on Gasparilla Island attracted a large number of visitors, including the extended Thomas and Westerberg families, down from Sarasota.
The family came to stay at The Gas…
The 70th Anniversary of Andrea Doria sinking July 26, 1956
Perhaps one of the most famous maritime disasters, and the first steamship disaster to receive extensive television coverage, was the si…
