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April 11, 2024
The Florida Press Association has notified the Boca Beacon that it has won 15 awards for its coverage in 2023. The awards are set to be announced at their upcoming July conference. Three of those …

April 11, 2024
Editor’s Note: This profile has been in the works for a number of years; we realized that in all the years of Dusty and the Beacon, we had not spotlighted him, and thought his 80th would be the pe…

April 11, 2024
Hosts Christa and David Sculley. Contributed photos When Hurricane Ian destroyed their leased space, the Boys & Girls Club of Englewood was forced to move to a new location with no outdoor …

April 11, 2024
BY LEO ORSI JR The Princeton Fishing Team was started by three young Princeton High School pals who were best friends and who loved to fish. Over forty years or so, it has expanded to a group o…

April 11, 2024
Weekly real estate stats from Englewood Board of Realtors, 3/17/24 to 3/30/24 for zips 33946, 33947 and 33921 4-12-Real-Estate-Graphic-1Download

April 11, 2024
James Christmas, the executive chef for Coral Creek Club, was recently named to the World Master Chef’s Society. There are less than 100 chefs in the U.S. with this distinction.

April 11, 2024
Lee County received a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday, April 8 granting a 30-day extension to review their expected National Flood Insurance premium increase. Lee Cou…

April 11, 2024
The Boca Grande Fire Department came the aid of First Baptist Church of Boca Grande with the installation of their new speaker system.         Contributed photo

April 11, 2024
An RFK supporter came through town last Thursday, playing the famous campaign theme from 1968. It did not have Robert F. Kennedy on it; he happened to be in Boca Raton at the exact same moment.  …

April 11, 2024
Captains for Clean Water is holding a gathering at the Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16, to discuss its work in helping protect the state’s water resources. Special guests will be Captains Daniel…