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Getting ready for Strawberry Festival on Saturday, March 1
February 20, 2025
BY SUSAN HANAFEE
Imagine having a great time eating strawberries and brats, bidding in the silent auction, and checking out the bargains and books at the annual Strawberry Festival in Boca Grande…
Folk and guitar legend Tom Rush performing Tuesday at Community Center
February 20, 2025
“Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but also one of my main influences.” – James Taylor
Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration, a journey into…
Art On Park returns to Boca Grande this weekend as Chamber event
February 20, 2025
The Boca Grande Art On Park Avenue Festival returns to the island on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22 and 23. This juried and curated art event will transform Park Avenue and 4th Street into a live fine…
History Bytes: Dusty Hopkins recalling the early days of the Boca Beacon
February 20, 2025
Dusty Hopkins knows how to tell a good story. It is one of the things that makes him a natural as the owner and publisher of the iconic Boca Grande newspaper, the “Boca Beacon.”
Dusty was the gue…
State Beach renourishment begins this week
February 20, 2025
Florida’s beach sand replenishment project for the south end of Gasparilla Island at Gasparilla Island State Park has begun. Last summer, the state solicited bids for the renourishment of the south…
Sheriff Deputy cottage was an early Boca Grande residence
February 20, 2025
Possible demolition for house, outside of official Historic District
A once-historic sheriff’s deputy house owned by Lee County is still unrepaired, four months after Hurricane Helene. Currently…
Parking issue rises again at Lee County
February 20, 2025
Commissioner Kevin Ruane addressed the long-debated structured parking plan for Boca Grande during the regular Lee County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
“On April 22 the commiss…
EcoWatch: It’s time for the cruelty to stop
February 20, 2025
The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is positively an outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal c…
SW Florida Fishing: Eagles soar as the temps …
February 20, 2025
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
Over the last couple of weeks we saw the weather improve and water temps went from the lower 60’s to the lower 70’s in a very short time. This coincided with the full moon ti…
Parking passes needed, for a sunset?
February 20, 2025
Here we are, just four months after two massive hurricanes, and Lee County Commissioners have moved forward with some sort of unspecific parking restriction scheme in Boca Grande. They did it Tuesda…