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October 29, 2026
Kim Newlin of Newlin’s Mainely Gourmet, along with Deanna Heilman, Patti Kitchen and Cooper Newlin are back for season and ready for your order! They’re serving up fresh lobster rolls and dinner for…

October 29, 2026
Dawn Berry, a member of the Boca Grande Art Center, showcases her Boca Coastal exhibit currently on display at Crews Bank. Her whimsical coastal artwork incorporates natural textures, locally gather…

October 29, 2026
Above, Diane and Cheryl Archer, fans of the Gasparilla Island State Park. Photo by Garland Last spring, the State of Florida began the process of revising all of the park plans in the southwest…

October 29, 2026
Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP Take your Boca Beacon newspaper around the world and show us how much fun you had! With copy and photo(s) send to dgodwin@bocabeacon.com p20Download

October 29, 2026
Increasingly, we will be faced with a choice, whether to keep the oceans for wild fish or farmed fish. Farming domesticated species in close proximity with wild fish will mean that domesticated fish…

October 22, 2026
Weekly turtle reports State Park Turtle Numbers Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20,879 hatchlings  Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead, 489 hatchlings  Don Pedro: 233 Loggerhe…

October 22, 2026
Weekly real estate reports for Boca Grande and Cape Haze zip codes Download

October 22, 2026
Above, Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass on Tuesday. Screenshot At the Tuesday, Oct. 20 Lee County Board of Commissioners regular meeting, commissioners voted to approve Charlotte County’s amended r…

October 22, 2026
Just after 1 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, Deputy Nicholas Garber with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responded to Gilchrist Avenue and 4th Street in reference to a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, Dep…

October 22, 2026
Candidate questions for Lee and Charlotte county commission Editor’s note: The Beacon sent a set of identical questions relating to Boca Grande to all candidates still running in Lee and Charlott…