The Boca Grande Preschool is back in business. It reopened its doors January 9, and is better than ever.
“Little children thrive on normalcy,” asserts Kelli Carpenter, the Preschool Director. F…
On Monday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a fire at the generator next to the cell phone tower near 5th Street and Park Avenue.
While the source of the fire is u…
It was hard for Vanita Auville, co-supervisor of Gaston Tree Debris Removal, to pinpoint when they would be able to finish up work at the end of Wheeler Road, but she did say that they would be wo…
Launch party to be held tonight in conjunction with The Island School Chowder Dinner
Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. This year’s lineup for the Boca Grande Film …
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
UPDATED STORY AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9 …
A Code Enforcement officer was on the island Friday morning, and he has already closed out several of the complaints agains…
The Florida Press Association released their 2019 nominees for the Better Weekly Newspaper Awards, and the Boca Beacon team found themselves nominated in nine categories. Each category contains two…
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Hearts are breaking all over the island with the passing of former President George H.W. Bush on November 30. Many island residents knew him, and even if they didn’t love his…
STAFF REPORT – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has temporarily made snook and redfish catch-and-release only from the northernmost point of Anna Maria Island in Manatee …