Community
2023: The year in Boca Grande Spotlight profiles
December 5, 2023
Every issue, the Boca Beacon highlights one of our own in our Page 3 In The Spotlight. We look to the community to see who is making news, whether they be a volunteer for one of our non-profits li…
Boca Grande Health Clinic renews AAAHC accreditation
December 1, 2023
The Boca Grande Health Clinic earned another three-year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. The Clinic underwent and passed AAAHC’s rigorous two-day inspecti…
Methodist Church steeple blessed after perilous journey
December 1, 2023
Tuesday, Lighthouse United Methodist Church blessed their wooden steeple cross in an outdoor ceremony led by the Rev. Daphne Johnson, the church’s senior pastor.
At the ceremony, the Rev….
Boca Grande Sleuths kick off 2023-24 season
November 30, 2023
The Boca Grande Sleuths book club kicks off a season of mystery, mayhem and murder on Tuesday, December 12 with the twisty whodunit In the Shadow of Death by Deb Pines. Susan Hanafee…
Christmas Walk is Saturday, Nov. 25
November 23, 2023
The annual Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk will be held this Saturday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. During the Christmas Walk, you can stroll down the luminary-lit town to visit wi…
Community croquet back each Thursday; league begins this year
November 22, 2023
Community croquet is back for its second year of play on the “great lawn” at the Boca Grande Community Center. The father and daughter team of Hans and Rebecca Peterson will be leading the no-stre…
‘The Eagle Lady,’ Doris Mager, passes away at age 98
November 22, 2023
Doris Mager, the woman who thrilled Boca Grande audiences for more than 35 years with her rescue birds, has passed away. She was 98 and left us on November 16, 2023, after suffering a heart attack…
Boca Bargains reopens on Saturday
November 22, 2023
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club reports that Boca Bargains will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Boca Bargains is located at the corner of Park and Banyan Streets in downtown Boc…
Be courteous on the Bike Path this holiday
November 22, 2023
The GICIA turtle says SLOW DOWN on the Bike Path
It’s the holiday season, the weather is cooler, friends and family are visiting, and Bike Path usage is increasing. The GICIA’s 33 acres of Bike…
Improving the quality of our local produce with Eva Worden
November 22, 2023
Gardening tips are not exactly what Eva Worden is coming to the Boca Grande Community Center to talk about on Monday, Nov. 27, at 4:30 p.m. She is coming to make people think more deeply about far…