SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER!
Island School, Boca Grande Preschool hold graduation ceremonies and other festivities
p10Download
p11Download
p12Download
Five releases for the win! Capt. Travis Joiner team on ‘Family Tradition’ wins GIKCTT 2023
As they headed home on the waters of Boca Grande Pass last Saturday night, Hugh Potter and his friends Braden Dolphin, Grady Abbott and Brandt Cataldo were pretty sure they had won the Gasparilla …
Repairs at Port Boca Grande Lighthouse will take some time, according to BIPS
There’s a lot of work to be done at the south end of the island, specifically at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, the Amory Chapel and even on Cayo Costa. As many of our readers are probably well …
‘Octopus tree’ to be discussed by Historic Preservation Board
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board has just one item on the agenda this month for their meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14 in the Community Center auditorium, but that doesn’t neces…
Bonisolli named as new supervisor at Boca Grande Community Center
Tim Bonisolli has been named the new supervisor of the Boca Grande Community Center. Tim started his career with Lee County as a senior equipment operator on Boca Grande in 2006 and most recently …
Lee County Commissioners approve donation from Disaster Relief Fund to county for tennis and pickleball courts at Wheeler Road
At their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 6 Lee County Commissioners approved the donation agreement between Lee County and the Boca Grande United Methodist Church, Inc., dba Boca Grande Disaster …
Island ‘Blue Barrel’ donations will end on June 16
Volunteers will be closing down pickup of donations for Englewood Helping Hands this season. The last day for donations will be June 16.
Items needed include condiments, dry milk, tomato produ…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Paul and Renata Rozmus
If you happen to be in Boca Grande in the daytime on a Monday or Wednesday, you may be intrigued by the playful or plaintive sound of a lone flute wafting on the air currents. It is not your imagi…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
“Faithful II” took first place in the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic, and Kris Boyden was just about done with deadly objects falling from the sky around…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t forget to check before digging
To the Editor:
Hurricane season has finally arrived, and as you share advice with your readers to best prepare them, there is one simple step they can take to help keep them safe and avoi…