From the Howllywood Dog Show glammed up pup Otis, to the Boca Grande Bike Path Parade with a winning float of the Red Carpet Dogs to artist Sue Shaffer showing her piece to admirers at the Boca Gran…
During a Monday, March 16 Florida State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting held on Microsoft Teams, Republican sheriffs pushed back on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts toward u…
Draft plans released for comment for all local Florida State Parks
The state of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Park Planning on Friday, March 6 released new managem…
Cast members Kimberly Whipple and Jim Grant in Royal Palm Players’ production of this year’s musical “1776,” which highlights the men behind the founding of our nation. …
Construction is still underway on the restroom facilities at the Sea Grape parking area of Gasparilla Island State Park and on track to be completed in 2026.
Sea Grape is a public beach area loca…
Officials from the Ringling College of Art and Design and The Hermitage Artist Retreat announced today that Sarasota’s Ringling College has transferred ownership of the former Englewood Art Center…
The earth eclipsed the moon in the early morning on Tuesday, March 3. NASA describes the color of the moon during this eclipse “as if all the world’s sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the moon…
Views of the new pickleball and tennis courts at Wheeler Road Community Park. Lee County is resurfacing old tennis courts, and adding a pickleball area. The courts are public, and available to all…
During a meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at the Community Center, the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association voted to hire an attorney to help with access at the island’s Guide Docks on Bayou Avenue at…
A Lee County beach renourishment program on Gasparilla Island, initially planned for 2025 and hoped for this year, is still in the works, but the cost has yet to be determined. The Beacon reached ou…
