About this time every year, the Beacon previews the Roger’s Picks series for the Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center to get insight into the upcoming series.
BB: So let’s start with the b…
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is expanding its clinical team this fall, welcoming a new medical director, a women’s health nurse practitioner and an ultrasound technologist as the Clinic continues t…
BY DOD FRASER FOR THE GULF CONSERVATION ALLIANCE
“If there is better tarpon fishing in the world than can be had at Boca Grande, I have never heard of it.” A.W. Dimock, 1907
In 1885, W.H. Wood…
Lee County Government launched a completely new website at a new web address, LeeFL.gov, designed to make it easier for residents to connect with their county government online.
The new website…
The Boca Grande Farmers Market is returning to the Wheeler Road Community Park for the 2026-2027 season on Friday, Nov. 20.
Over the past two seasons, while the park underwent renovations, the ma…
Election day is Nov. 3, when Florida will not only decide on a governor, but on important election ballot initiatives. There are also county commission races in both Lee and Charlotte counties.
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On Saturday, Oct. 24, just after 1 a.m., Deputy Nicholas Garber with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the south end of Gasparilla Island in reference to a reported grand theft of fishing…
After a full moon earlier this week seen here from the south end. The moon will be waning for Halloween. Weather is in the 80s, with 70s at night.
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Above, rendering for the project from Park Avenue. Lee County filings
The demolition of a house at 121 Palm Avenue and its replacement will be on the agenda of the Boca Grande Historic Preservati…
When the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meets Nov. 4, it will include hurricane recovery plans by the Gasparilla Island Water Association. The plans include repurposing the old tank along R…
