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Library Foundation presents Neil Armstrong’s ‘Bok’s Giant Leap’ by wife Carol

March 16, 2023
The Johann Fust Library Foundation is honored to present Carol Armstrong who will speak about her husband’s book “Bok’s Giant Leap: One Moon Rock’s Journey Through Time and Space,” in the library …

Don Pedro addition and other land saved by Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

March 16, 2023
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast is excited to team up with Outdoors by Owner (OBO) to connect more people to the great outdoors and protect more special places in the process. A not-for-…

Lee County launches Ian Progress Report

March 16, 2023
Lee County has launched the Ian Progress Report, a data-driven site dedicated to updating the community on the fiscal needs, progress and opportunities with state and federal partners as Lee Count…

Commissioners receive HUD CDBG-DR allocation for Ian long-term recovery needs

March 16, 2023
The Lee Board of County Commissioners recently learned that the United States (US) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $1.1 billion in Community Development Block Grant…

Commissioners to approve donation from Boca Grande Disaster Fund for Wheeler Road Community Park Improvements 

March 16, 2023
On Tuesday, March 21 Lee County Commissioners will discuss and, hopefully, approve the donation made by the Lighthouse United Methodist Church Boca Grande Disaster Fund to improve the facilities a…

Audition this season and you could be a star next season!

March 16, 2023
By Erica Ress Martin It’s that time of year again. The time when everyone who dreams of being on stage auditions for RPP’s upcoming season. For two days, April 1st and 2nd, every actor and sing…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: DeeAnn Phillips

March 16, 2023
If you look up the term “team player” in the dictionary, you should see a picture of DeeAnn Phillips. She is pretty much the definition of such a person. DeeAnn is largely responsible for the vibr…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

March 16, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO Don’t say you weren’t warned. The Beacon wrote to spring breakers, warning them that swimming at the south end had resulted in 18 drownings since 2001. …

The red tide report

March 16, 2023
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 157 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 89 samples: two in and …

Cell phone tower update:

March 9, 2023
Tower height approved, site plan proposal tabled until further notice Lee County Commissioners had a last-minute change in plans in their monthly meeting agenda last Thursday, March 9, as …