This week, the community heard details about the ideas and plans for the Englewood Art Center, which is now owned by the Hermitage Artist Retreat. Here, Hermitage CEO and Artistic Director Andy Sand…
On Saturday evening June 20 at the Placida Boat Ramp, there was a report of an altercation and hit and run between two pickups with boat trailers.
Christopher Hall, spokesman for the Charlotte C…
Clear, calm evening for Ladies Howl
Above, Capt. Wayne Joiner and the team on Hey, Moma! wins Ladies Night Out, Howl Tarpon Tournament last Saturday night. Capt. Wayne Joiner earlier in the tarpo…
BY JESS GOSLOWSKI
After countless trips through the Pass without landing a tarpon, I had a feeling this trip would be different.
As we headed out that evening, I looked at my boss, Wendy, and…
Lee County Parks & Recreation has announced that the new pickleball courts at Wheeler Road Community Park in Boca Grande are complete and open for play.
The courts at 305 Wheeler Road officia…
Waterspouts are actually tornadoes that form over water and are common in summer months in Charlotte Harbor. There were two around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Thank you to our Beacon readers…
Get planning for the Boca Grande Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade. The event is an annual July 4th tradition on the island; there are no entry fees and you just need to line up around 8:30 a.m. at th…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8.
The first case concerns 1000 10th Street. It is a request to change the house’s status from contribut…
Mosquito season is off to a slow start due to the ongoing drought, but Lee County Mosquito Control is still staying busy.
“I’m going to knock on wood here, it hasn’t been bad because we haven’t…
BY SUSAN HANAFEE
Amazon has been on my “list” lately for failing to be good stewards of my older books. There have been broken links. Old covers have resurfaced; new covers disappeared. An order…
