Jinx Howe and Mark Horan have decided to hop the net for the last time on the clay courts of The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club after 37 years. They are retiring as the tennis professionals there and …
Chef Tim Spain and his assistants, Effie Joiner and Savannah Pope, put on quite the spread at a recent island dinner party. On the menu was tuna poke with plantain chips, a charcuterie board, cara…
On Thursday, April 28 at 3:16 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to the waters around Belcher Road, as a caller reported seeing three kayakers in distress approximately 1/2 mile off sh…
Many kinds of wildlife depend on Florida’s beaches for their survival, including endangered and threatened species. Over 30 species of shorebirds and seabirds use beach habitats for nesting, resti…
The commitment to protect and serve is deep in the soul of most people who choose law enforcement as a career. The newest sheriff’s deputy to protect and serve the people of Boca Grande is no exce…
Banyan Gasparilla Sound amenities, part I
There’s been a lot of speculation regarding the facets of Banyan Gasparilla Sound, the new project at the Fishery project created by husband-and-wife i…
The traffic on the Boca Grande Causeway has not thinned out too much this year after the eggs were hunted and church services attended for Easter. The stores and streets still seem full in downtow…
Florida is now the least affordable place to live in United States
If you’ve left your house and found crowded roads and stores, and you find yourself wondering when all of the part-time reside…
Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon will sponsor another youth fishing tournament on Saturday, May 14 at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, located on the north end of the island behi…
Father Charles Sullivan, founder of St. Columbkille Mission Parish in Fort Myers and former leader of Our Lady of Mercy in Boca Grande, died Wednesday morning, April 27, 2022.
His funeral will …
