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EcoWatch: Make 2026 a New Year of kept promises and action
January 2, 2026
A resolution starts with a goal, A promise made within your soul, To grow, to learn, to start each day, To let old habits fall away. It’s not perfection that we seek, But steady steps, week by week…
Sheriff: Vigilant islander finds fraud activity on credit report
January 2, 2026
Monday Dec. 15, Deputy Angelo Lanni of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responded to an island man who had found fraudulent activity during a review of his credit reports.
The man found that som…
SW Florida Fishing: Adventures around every turn…
January 2, 2026
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
Fishing in and out of the boat recently has brought us to meet some new friends. Sometimes the fish we catch are only part of the story. The Dalai Lama defines sentient being…
Palm Island Estates sets Annual Meeting
January 2, 2026
Palm Island Estates will hold their Annual Membership Meeting on Jan. 3, 2026 at 10 a.m. at the Fire House on Gasparilla Way.
Check-in starts at 9:30 a.m. Meeting starts at 10 a.m. They will revi…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Joie Chitwood III
January 2, 2026
From standing on cars to running the show
Pictured here is Chitwood from ABC’s Wide World of Sports in 1977. At left is Evel Knievel with former football star and commentator Frank Gifford and yo…
New Gasparilla Island Magazine
January 2, 2026
To kick off the new year the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Magazine January/February edition is out with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages.
Features include “Betty Barndol…
Grief group begins Jan. 20 with two church sponsors
January 2, 2026
If you are grieving the loss of someone you love, you are not alone.
Lighthouse United Methodist Church, in collaboration with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, are hosting a grief group.
The gro…
Hermitage includes Espinosa on Music Mondays
January 2, 2026
At top, Adam O’Farrill. Photos submitted
The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced new programs to begin 2026, including public events featuring nationally recognized theater and music artists…
Memorial Service for Constance ‘Connie’ Gregg
January 2, 2026
There will be a Memorial Service for the late Constance Weiser “Connie” Gregg on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Immediately following will be a reception at The Gas…
Upcoming January Music Programs
January 2, 2026
Blues with D.K. Harrell
D.K. Harrell, a rising star in the blues world, will perform on Friday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Ctr. Auditorium, 131 First St. W, Boca Grande. Call…











