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…
Surface preparation continues at the Wheeler Road Community Park, where construction for new tennis and pickleball courts is nearing completion.
“Everything is on track for May completion,” wrote…
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club will hold a day of spring events on Saturday, March 14, including a bake sale, a dog show and the return of the island’s beloved Bike Parade.
The day begins with the…
Every spring through fall, sea turtles return to Boca Grande’s shoreline to nest. The tracks they leave behind fade quickly with the tide, but the effort required to protect those nests does not. Th…
In the last week, Gasparilla Island and Placida have seen what seem to be old fashioned brownouts. These interruptions are not long enough to be outages, but instead are voltage sags or shutoffs for…
