While there is no “under contract” on the sign, there has been activity around the borders of the Eldred’s property with new survey markers along the perimeter and on the borders with the Gasparill…
The Boca Grande Historical Society held the first ever launch of the Boca Grande Fishing Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 14. The dinner and awards period included friends and family of honorees, as w…
We finally have a Boca Grande Fishing Guides Hall of Fame.
Many times, folks had discussed a hall of fame for our traditional tarpon fishery cornerstones and its guides. Now we have one.
The g…
Captains for Clean Water hosted a well-attended 10th anniversary event at Miller’s Dockside last Thursday evening, April 9.
Captains, which was founded in 2016 following a catastrophic red tide e…
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During what was expected to be a routine Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners meeting focusing mainly on the 1 percent 2026 Sales Tax Extension projects, things…
Last week, the Beacon reported a golf cart and car accident on Thursday afternoon at 7th Street and the GICIA Bike Path. The accident was on April 2, 2026 at 3:55 p.m. The driver of the reported tha…
There will be a goodbye reception for the Rev. Daphne Johnson and her husband Frank on Sunday, April 19 at Lighthouse United Methodist Church. The celebration will be held immediately following the…
Tom McGuane and Andy Mill told stories and took questions at the Johann Fust Library last Thursday, following an earlier screening of the documentary film “All That Is Sacred.”
Mill first rose to…
The Lee County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, April 21, for its regular meeting.
Items on the agenda include the interlocal agreement between Lee County and the City of Sanibel for a Lee Cou…
BY AMANDA COCHRANI
If you’ve tried to get out on the water just about anywhere across Lee County lately, you already know there’s a problem.
With over 50,000 registered boaters, from Boca Gran…
