The Boca Grande Fire Department’s certification to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) and non-transport services is up for renewal at the Lee County Board of County Commissioners meet-ing next Tues…
At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, Lieutenant Mike Sawicki and Deputy David Scozzafava of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to Gasparilla Island regarding a missing/endangered person who ha…
Charlotte County Public Works welcomes residents of Don Pedro Knight Islands to an informational meeting at 10 a.m., April 7, 2026, at Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park Recreation Center’s Multipu…
The Boca Beacon has won 13 weekly awards at the upcoming Florida Press Association competition. Exact winners will be announced June 4 & 5 at the Florida Media Conference, held at the Hilton Res…
Historian and author Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky returns to Boca Grande on Monday, April 13, at 4:30 p.m. to present insights from her latest book, “Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents T…
Friday, April 3
Farmers Market, Bayou (last market)
Frondezvous Mini Market Finale, Pink Pony Courtyard
Stations of the Cross, begins at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church courtyard…
Lee County’s 2026 parking Ordinance No. 25-16 has changed the landscape and use of Gasparila Island. The Boca Beacon has had many questions about the ordinance from readers. Below are some of these…
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. to gather input on the updated management plan for Gasparilla Island State Park. No f…
The dog park at Wheeler Road Community Park, 305 Wheeler Rd., Boca Grande, temporarily will close beginning Monday, April 6, due to construction associated with the park’s pickleball court project…
Across Southwest Florida, locals and visitors gathered with families and looked to the east on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the Artemis rocket, which took off from Cape Canaveral. A crowd gathere…
