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Video: Boca Grande businesses, churches and residents address new parking resolution
April 2, 2025
On Tuesday, Lee County moved forward with a new ordinance that would restrict public parking in Boca Grande. It took up 164 minutes of discussion time, almost three hours.
The ordinance would lim…
Community Center cleanup progress
March 27, 2025
Above, the west side of the Boca Grande Community Center this Wednesday, just before concrete footings were to be poured in their recovery from fall hurricanes. Right, more of the interior; new…
Our Lady still needs renovations; progress on historic church
March 27, 2025
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is making progress in restoring their chapel following the hurricanes that devastated Boca Grande last fall. Fr. Anthony Hewitt, Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy, is ple…
Paddle launch, more beach access, reopen on Gasparilla Island
March 26, 2025
Lee County Parks and Recreation has opened the 19th Street paddle craft launch as well as beach accesses on 1st, 3rd, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 17th and 19th streets.
Access at…
Englewood Beach parking lot reopens April 2; beach shuttle announced
March 26, 2025
Charlotte County announced that the southern entrance to Englewood Beach parking lot will reopen on Wednesday, April 2, providing pedestrian access onto the beach. Parking spaces will be limited…
2025 4-Digits out now
March 20, 2025
The eagerly awaited 4-Digit Phone Books are out now. Pick up yours at the Boca Beacon office, 431 Park Ave, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Special parking lot pick up times Tuesday (3/25) or W…
Celebrated floral designer Jennifer Figge speaks to Boca Grande Garden Club
March 20, 2025
BY LAMAR TOOLE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
On Wednesday, March 5, Jennifer Figge, floral designer and owner of Figge Floral Studio in the greater Boston area, shared her eclectic style of her art- a…
Explore Cook, Peary at Fust Library Mar. 27
March 20, 2025
Are you intrigued by the polar explorers and how the media covered their historical expeditions? On Thursday, March 27, at 4 p.m., the Johann Fust Library Foundation will present a Literary Series E…
Princeton Fishing team makes yearly pilgrimage to Gasparilla
March 20, 2025
The Princeton Fishing Team has once again returned to Boca Grande for their annual spring fishing trip. Their trip is a spring tradition that began about 35 years ago, and which continues to this da…
Boca Grande Art Center Spring Show March 17-19 at St. Andrew’s
March 13, 2025
Babs Vanyo
The Boca Grande Art Center will present its first exhibit of the season, made possible by the generosity of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and Italiano Insurance.
It will be hosted a…