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Florida real estate prices stable, but fewer sales going on lately

July 27, 2023
In spite of interest rate increases, the Florida real estate market this June remains stable, with the average house selling for $420,000, the same as June 2022, and the average condo selling for $3…

Beacon/Gasparilla Island Magazine staff brings home 15 awards

July 27, 2023
The Boca Beacon/Gasparilla Island Magazine staff attended the Florida Press Association and Florida Magazine Association awards ceremony last Friday, July 21 at The Westin in Sarasota and came home…

Public participation meetings for federal disaster recovery funds planned throughout Lee County (but not here)

July 27, 2023
Resident participation meetings throughout unincorporated Lee County and in municipalities are planned in August to receive public comment and input on the Draft Action Plan for the $1.1 billion Com…

New airlines make for breezier visits, fewer stopovers

July 27, 2023
In the last few years, new airlines serving Southwest Florida have meant hundreds of new direct flights and cheaper fares – as cheap as a Greyhound bus fare in the 1980s.  For Boca Grande residen…

PROFILE: Fr. Anthony Hewitt

July 27, 2023
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is now in the hands of its new pastor, Father Anthony Hewitt. Fr. Anthony began offering masses at the church this past weekend. This will be a major change of pace…

Time marches on at the Fishery property …

July 20, 2023
Tuesday, July 18 was the beginning of the end for two pieces of Cape Haze Peninsula’s history. The former home of Mike Schworm was dismantled and taken down to the ground, while Eunice Albritton’s l…

The saga of ‘The Forgotten Ones’ at Gasparilla Mobile Estates continues …

July 20, 2023
More developments have unfolded in the Gasparilla Mobile Estates controversy and they are just as strange as the ones that preceded them. Residents have a new eviction notice, a new reason given by…

$3.8 million restoration contract signed for Lighthouse

July 20, 2023
This week, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) signed a contract to complete repairs at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse at Gasparilla Island State Park, according to Brooke Keck…

Fall debut scheduled for Temp sign

July 20, 2023
Did you really think it wouldn’t be back? Ha ha, ho ho, hee hee, you must belong in the maison de fous! The Temptation martini sign, destroyed during Hurricane Ian, is finally put back together a…

Saying goodbye to a Boca Beacon staple: Hortoons by Dave Horton

July 20, 2023
Quite often, a good laugh is all anyone needs. Those who can provide it are valuable and should be treasured. That being said, it is with much sadness that we say goodbye to our “Hortoons” cartoo…