BY JESS GOSLOWSKI
After countless trips through the Pass without landing a tarpon, I had a feeling this trip would be different.
As we headed out that evening, I looked at my boss, Wendy, and…
Lee County Parks & Recreation has announced that the new pickleball courts at Wheeler Road Community Park in Boca Grande are complete and open for play.
The courts at 305 Wheeler Road officia…
Waterspouts are actually tornadoes that form over water and are common in summer months in Charlotte Harbor. There were two around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Thank you to our Beacon readers…
Get planning for the Boca Grande Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade. The event is an annual July 4th tradition on the island; there are no entry fees and you just need to line up around 8:30 a.m. at th…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8.
The first case concerns 1000 10th Street. It is a request to change the house’s status from contribut…
Mosquito season is off to a slow start due to the ongoing drought, but Lee County Mosquito Control is still staying busy.
“I’m going to knock on wood here, it hasn’t been bad because we haven’t…
BY SUSAN HANAFEE
Amazon has been on my “list” lately for failing to be good stewards of my older books. There have been broken links. Old covers have resurfaced; new covers disappeared. An order…
In 1958, gray skies and rain marred the Fourth of July in Boca Grande. But it was still perhaps the biggest Fourth of July ever for the island, as that Fourth marked the opening of the Gasparilla Is…
Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP
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A full-length video of the Boca Grande Parking Committee is now available online at the Boca Beacon’s YouTube channel. The meeting, held Wednesday, June 17, addressed issues including seasonal parki…
