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Designing a Clinic of the Future while honoring the character of Boca Grande
December 8, 2023
By Mark Driscoll
In preparation for the December 13 meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Committee, I want to update the community on improvements the Clinic of the Future project tea…
Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meets Dec. 13
December 8, 2023
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. to consider a number of items, including three planned items…
Lighthouse Church sets 2024 Strawberry Festival date of March 2
December 8, 2023
The Lighthouse United Methodist Church is pleased to confirm that the 2024 Strawberry Festival will be held on March 2, 2024. The hours for the event are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Boca Grande Com…
Lighthouse Lighting on Saturday, Dec. 9
December 8, 2023
The Barrier Island Parks Society will share the magic of the season at the annual lighting of the Lighthouse. Join them at Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum between 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Saturda…
Farmer’s Market returns to Boca Grande Dec. 15
December 8, 2023
The Boca Grande Farmer’s Market will return Friday, Dec. 15 for the 2023-24 season. Due to the market location being used for a Hurricane Ian debris site, the county was unable to permit it to open…
Verizon to be first ring from new Boca Grande cell island
December 8, 2023
This week, representatives from T-Mobile and AT&T were on the cell tower site, working to get their equipment installed on the Boca Grande cell tower. Verizon is almost finished with constructio…
There she is: Miss America, a nuclear engineer
December 8, 2023
Before her reign as Miss America was to come to an end, a stop in Boca Grande was essential for Grace Stanke. With the help of Diane Cook – Grace’s great-aunt, a Boca Grande resident and a member of…
Jacob Patrick Halunen, 2004-23
December 6, 2023
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Jacob Patrick Halunen of Englewood, Florida on Thursday, November 23, 2023.
Jacob was 19 years old. Born on October 22, 2004, to Michael Paul H…
2023: The year in Boca Grande Spotlight profiles
December 5, 2023
Every issue, the Boca Beacon highlights one of our own in our Page 3 In The Spotlight. We look to the community to see who is making news, whether they be a volunteer for one of our non-profits like…
Youth dive into water quality survey around Cape Haze & Coral Creek
December 2, 2023
When a group of Cape Haze residents met last month with Charlotte County officials about a proposed sewer project in their neighborhood, they had a new set of data: water quality tests taken by a gr…