Shop local as we head in to Independence Day week. Bridget Logue and Kris Boyden show off new Lilly wear at Palm on Park, and Terese Iammarino at Boca Blooms reminds us to stop in and pick up de…
Independence Day is right around the corner, and lineup for Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4 in the gravel lot on the side of the Old Theatre Building…
The South Gulf Cove Lock is extending its operating hours to 10 p.m., Friday, July 4, to accommodate increased holiday boating traffic. Normal operational hours will resume 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturd…
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
The good news is we have seen our first hatchlings this past week. The bad news is that they hatched and emerged from their nest, but unfortunately a coyote dug th…
The publicly traded firm Blackstone (NYSE: BX), the new owner of Burnt Store Marina just across Charlotte Harbor, has been figured to be a purchaser of the Sunseeker Charlotte Harbor Resort, accordi…
This week the Beacon made a public records request of Lee County to obtain the parking petition that Commissioner Kevin Ruane cited in last week’s commissioners meeting.
“I think you all may have…
We write to you today to share news of a recent vote by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Board of Directors. At a special meeting on June 6th, the Board unanimously voted to support the proposed amendme…
In the early 1970s, a group of island residents came together with a mission to preserve the charm, character, and traditions of Gasparilla Island. They formed the GICIA in 1971, marking the beginni…
Cape Coral to WINK to Commissioner
Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman is proud of his heritage as a native of Lee County. His parents both came to the area as children, and so he counts himself…
On Sunday, June 22, there was an electrical fire at the Boca Bay Pass Club.
“The underground electrical system shorted out which created a chain reaction that ultimately caused the electrical pa…
