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Don Pedro beach

April 2, 2026
Charlotte County Public Works welcomes residents of Don Pedro Knight Islands to an informational meeting at 10 a.m., April 7, 2026, at Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park Recreation Center’s Multipu…

Beacon wins 13 press awards

April 2, 2026
The Boca Beacon has won 13 weekly awards at the upcoming Florida Press Association competition. Exact winners will be announced June 4 & 5 at the Florida Media Conference, held at the Hilton Res…

Boca Grande parking Questions and Answers from Lee County

April 2, 2026
Lee County’s 2026 parking Ordinance No. 25-16 has changed the landscape and use of Gasparila Island. The Boca Beacon has had many questions about the ordinance from readers. Below are some of these…

Blasting back to the Moon on the Artemis II mission and Orion II rocket

April 2, 2026
Across Southwest Florida, locals and visitors gathered with families and looked to the east on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the Artemis rocket, which took off from Cape Canaveral. A crowd gathere…

Letters: Open Shores shares first info on parking survey

April 2, 2026
To the Editor: I wanted to share data from three reports documenting conditions on Gasparilla Island since Lee County Ordinance 25-16 took effect.  The first data is from a community surv…

Charlotte gives no to new apartments on Coral Creek wetlands 

March 26, 2026
Packed commission At the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners Land Use meeting on Wednesday, March 25, commissioners voted 3-2 to deny a petition for a Cape Haze apartment complex that…

Palm stump ‘manatee’ tours town

March 26, 2026
Brian Pardini found this manatee-shaped palm root a couple of weeks ago, way out past Sea Oats, and like any reasonable person dragged it all the way back to the road. It was riding around in his go…

New director of Lemon Bay Conservancy Michelle VanderHaar

March 26, 2026
Within minutes of meeting Michelle VanderHaar, the new executive director of the Lemon Bay Conservancy, it is obvious that she is passionate and enthusiastic about the organization and her role in i…

4-Digit Arrives!

March 26, 2026
The new 4-Digit Phone Books are out now! Pick up yours in the Boca Beacon parking lot, 431 Park Ave., Friday, March 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. and Monday, March 31-Wednesday, April 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fir…

Turtle Association needs help with funding, mule parking

March 19, 2026
BY THE BGSTA The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association is sending out this SOS, in desperate need of local residents’ help in two areas: a place to keep our UTV during nesting season and financial s…