Unexpected water hazard or freeze-out
It may have been a stray golf ball that hit a sewer pipe designed for drying sludge that caused a small spill at the water plant on New Year’s Eve.
“It’s…
A new nine-acre apartment development behind the Ace and Apulia, and adjacent to Cape Haze Resort, was to go in front of Charlotte County’s Planning and Zoning Board on Monday, but it has been defer…
A supposed conflict resolution meeting on Monday morning between Charlotte County and Lee County got no further in resolving the differences on beach access and parking in Boca Grande.
The meetin…
BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announces the second year of our collaborative initiative with The Island School focused on the “Living Shoreline,” an…
A car accident at Gasparilla Road and 13th Street had no injuries, though Lee County EMS was called out as a precaution. Please drive carefully and slowly in the New Year. …
Banyan Street lost another banyan tree this week. Crews were out Monday removing a tree in the middle of the block, on the south side of the street.
“DOT had to subcontract the removal of the tr…
Next week, parking pass pickups start back up again at the Crowninshield House, with dates through January.
There are permits available for:
“A” Resident decal – for Gasparilla Island residen…
The Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.
The annual all-island tournament will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club and th…
On June 11, 2025, Leah Lendel, age 9, was bitten by a shark in the 2200 block of Shore Lane. This Tuesday, Lendel came back to visit the Boca Grande Fire Department. It was not a planned visit. The…
Each year, the Boca Beacon recounts the year past. This edition includes a month-by-month recount of 2025, with a few select photos for each.
The year 2025 was all about cleaning up after Helene…
