The Farmer’s Market will have a temporary location in town, on the Boca Grande Bayou near The Pink Elephant. The Bayou Avenue spot will open for the season next Friday, Jan. 3.
“We are just thril…
Editor’s Note: This is a chronology of many of the news events during 2024 by the Boca Beacon.
January: New sheriff in town
The year kicked off with the Auxiliary Emergency Radio Communic…
“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the rivers of time flow past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.”
Gladys Taber, author of…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
If you believe in the true spirit of Christmas then you know about all things red and green, silver and gold, happy days, warm nights and the wonderful smells of the holiday…
Below are upcoming Christmas services on island.
Lighthouse United Methodist Church December 24
• Family Service 5 p.m. • Traditional candlelight service 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic…
Englewood Sailing Association held their 5th annual Lemon Drop Regatta at the Sailing Center at Indian Mound Park. Fourteen sailors from ESA and from Venice Youth Boating Association competed in…
These brave ladies showed up at the Coral Creek Golf Course in 42° weather for the first Ladies Day of the 2024-2025 season. Left to right: Allison Byrne, Robyn Flinn, Mary Rupersmith, Mo Curry, Mar…
Lee County’s Hurricane Milton debris-collection operation for Boca Grande have been completed. The county would like to thank island residents for diligently following proper setout practices during…
Captains Brecken Stinnett and Will Waterhouse are installing the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association bulletin board on Park Avenue between Hudson’s and Gasparilla Outfitters, next to the Beacon…
Glenn Scarpa of Scarpa’s Coastal was recently interviewed by Bloomberg Wall Street Week for a feature on insurance costs in Florida and across the United States. Reached last week, Scarpa said he wa…
