Last week, the Gumbo Limbo tree on the 5th Street median just before Gasparilla Road, was toppled by an afternoon storm. Arborist Rick Joyce, president of Forestry Resources Ecological Inc., said in…
Editor’s note: We sent a set of identical questions relating to Boca Grande to both of the Lee Commission candidates for District 5 earlier this month. In Lee County, the commissioner is elected acr…
A suit against Lee County regarding parking in Boca Grande is moving forward. The county has received the suit, which is 26-CA-004154, Hoogendoorn, Mark Plaintiff vs Lee County Florida Defendant. …
The Boca Beacon is celebrating the centennial of Whidden’s in a special edition August 28. The edition will include a history of the marina, as well as recollections.
We are asking visitors and r…
Editor’s note: We sent a set of identical questions relating to Boca Grande to both of the Lee Commission candidates for District 5 earlier this month. In Lee County, the commissioner is elected acr…
Last week, the Beacon reported on a felony arrest for a derelict boat leaking diesel fuel into Gasparilla Sound. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Fort Myers Beach pollution responders found…
At Tuesday’s regular Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting, several members of the Boca Grande Parking Committee were reappointed and one person was appointed to replace a member who resi…
Lack of evidence closed the case for sheriffs
Just after 1 p.m. on Monday, July 27 a Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the Placida Boat Ramp at 6499 Boca Grande Causeway in re…
A July 2026 economic development report by Metro Forecasting Models, circulated online in advance of the Tuesday, July 28 Charlotte County Commissioners meeting, details growth in the west part of C…
At 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 12 Deputy Jonathan Smith with the Charlotte County Sheriff Marine Patrol was monitoring the waterway in the area of Gasparilla Sound near 13000 Fishery Road in Placida a…
