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Garden writer visits Boca Grande
February 15, 2024
BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
On February 7, the Boca Grande Garden Club welcomed noted garden designer and author Page Dickey to speak on her latest book, Uprooted, A Gardener Reflects on Begin…
AT&T ring now tops Boca Grande cell tower
February 15, 2024
AT&T finally reached out and touched the Boca Grande cell tower this week. Its equipment is now atop the tower.
According to Stephen E. Raville, who has been monitoring construction for the B…
SW Florida Fishing: Between the front
February 9, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The unsettled weather patterns this year has the water temperatures in the backcountry on the cooler side.
But, with the water being fairly cool, the fish have still b…
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish …
February 9, 2024
The Community House was filled with art-minded people last Saturday night for the Boca Grande Art Center’s Fishing in Paradise fish art show.
Below, some photos by the Boca Beacon’s Matt Gutman f…
BallotTrax your vote
February 9, 2024
Last fall, the Lee County Supervisor of Elections office introduced BallotTrax, a secure ballot tracking and notification service that provides voters with a series of updates on the status of their…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Life calling an ace volley of sport, family
February 9, 2024
Anne Beatty is amazed that she is still being called to do the things she is good at, and things she loves doing. She knows not everyone who reaches 81 can do that. The credit, she believes, goes to…
Gasparilla Estates residents offered 10 percent settlement
February 9, 2024
Tired of fighting. That’s the word from one of the main homeowner claimants to an upcoming bankruptcy case for The Gasparilla Mobile Estates, which is located just to the west of Gasparilla Marina i…
Smart Studio at Old Theatre
February 9, 2024
Smart Studio began back in 1982 on the west side of Park Avenue, and now they are back, with a shop at 321 Park Ave. in the Old Theatre Building. Founder Wini Smart’s granddaughter Rebecca is now in…
GIWA water disinfection
February 9, 2024
The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will temporarily change the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable water from February 20, 2024, at 8 a.m. through April 10, 2024…