Shop local as we head in to Independence Day week. Bridget Logue and Kris Boyden show off new Lilly wear at Palm on Park, and Terese Iammarino at Boca Blooms reminds us to stop in and pick up de…
This week the Beacon made a public records request of Lee County to obtain the parking petition that Commissioner Kevin Ruane cited in last week’s commissioners meeting.
“I think you all may have…
We write to you today to share news of a recent vote by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Board of Directors. At a special meeting on June 6th, the Board unanimously voted to support the proposed amendme…
In the early 1970s, a group of island residents came together with a mission to preserve the charm, character, and traditions of Gasparilla Island. They formed the GICIA in 1971, marking the beginni…
BY LARRY HANNAH
Time is of the essence to get our current sheriff’s deputy out of the camper he and his wife are spending time these very hot summer days.
After a resolution from Lee County Co…
Last Thursday, Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce released a new visitor survey called “Off Island Visitors.” It comes in the wake of a new ordinance that would restrict parking on the island to t…
To the Editor:
My name is Tina Dodge. My family and I have been vacationing in Boca Grande since I was a young child. Some of my greatest memories are in Boca Grande. My parents started out just…
Arcila-Jerez killed on stretch where busy road turns to two lanes
After a car accident killed María Arcila-Jerez on Burnt Store Road, her family spoke out at the Lee County Commission meeting to…
An expired credit card left a Boca Grande resident unable to renew his Post Office boxes through the online system, and worried that he would lose his longstanding box number.
In an email stateme…
At the end of May the sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church looked remarkably like it did before the ravages of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The pews are back in place and the artwork has…
