The Boca Beacon earned 13 awards, including five first-place honors, at the annual Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper Contest, held last week in Orlando.
The awards recognized exce…
Figuring the effect of parking and storms
Despite reports of a strong spring season for some retailers and The Gasparilla Inn & Club, state sales tax data for Boca Grande paints a more mixed…
Stop by Boca Grande Outfitters where Barbara Caliguire can help you find the best reel for fishing. Remember Father’s Day is just around the corner! 375 Park Ave., Boca Grande.
Photo by Matt
Several government projects in Lee County and one project in Charlotte County were named to Florida TaxWatch’s annual Budget Turkey Watch list. The Budget Turkey list dates to 1983, when Florida Tax…
Charlotte County has launched a Community Speaker Request page to make it easy to request speakers for meetings and events. Community groups, HOAs, schools and organizations can invite county staff…
There are two upcoming elections in Florida: the Aug. 18 primary election and the Nov. 3 general election. The November election will include federal, state and local races.
Federal offices on th…
Above, the wedding couple. Photo by Dusty
On Saturday, the town of Boca Grande turned out for the wedding parade of Baylor Wickes and Samir Yezdani. The traditional parade is called a Baraat. …
The next meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee will be held at 1 p.m. on June 17. The formal agenda has three items to be considered, as well as public comment on issues before the committee…
Above, Marquis, at left, and Greenberg. Photo submitted
BY THE JF LIBRARY FOUNDATION
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the leadership succession plan for the Johann Fust Library F…
BY KATHY BANSON, GIBA
Editor’s Note: This letter was sent from the executive director of the Bridge Authority. The Beacon took statistics from the authority’s letter to create the graphic above…
