At the Florida Press Association’s annual conference and awards, the Boca Beacon won 19 awards in the weekly paper category. The awards ceremony, held on Aug. 1 at the Sunseeker Resort, recognized t…
Gasparilla Island is in a waiting period as to when new parking regulations will be imposed. Currently, it is the status quo, as beach street parking is still available to all, and there are no time…
Naturalist wonders on Hemingway’s six-toed cats on a Key West journey
BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER
Key West is America’s southernmost city. Cuba is only 90 nautical miles away. It’s a city steeped i…
The Lee Board of County Commissioners will meet Tuesday, August 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the Old Lee County Courthouse. As of press time, there are no matters relating to Boca Grande or Gasparilla Island…
At a joint meeting of Charlotte County’s state delegation, Sen. Ben Albritton, Rep. Danny Nix and Rep. Vanessa Oliver heard from constituents about the budget year ahead, and in a long listening per…
Last Tuesday, Aug. 5, Boca Grande Fire Department’s Daniel Martinez won first place at Visani’s 1st Comic Standing in Port Charlotte. Pictured from left, Daniela Kirvin, Peter Kirvin, Jason Hutchins…
Above, a close up of the proposed changes to the entrance, which will have a wide ramp from Park Avenue.
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at…
Lee County will consider a new MSBU tax for Gasparilla Island if new parking restrictions impact beach renourishment funding. The recently passed parking ordinance will possibly involve the impositi…
My heart is with Boca Grande, no matter which side
BY NIKKI HEIMANN
Editor’s Note: We share this message from the Boca Beacon Facebook. The Pink Pony is the first business people see in downto…
Boca Grande: Curve of the horizon, dignity of a heron
BY MATTHEW HACKL
I was born in May of 1999, but in some ways, I was born again each time I crossed the toll bridge returning to Boca Grand…
