Jane Ringer of the Boca Grande Camera Club had some fun with O’Winnie, ready for St. Patrick’s Day. The club meets regularly during season to share ideas, critique photos and hear speakers. The Bea…
FPL drone operations near Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach. FPL Photo.
Many on island have received calls from Florida Power & Light that there will be survey drones in the Gasparilla Island…
Today, the Florida Public Service Commission is holding hearings regarding a proposed septic to sewer conversion for Palm Island Estates. The hearings are available online, but are also being held a…
Lee County has announced that a number of beach access points have reopened on Gasparilla Island. The beach access points, part of Lee County Parks & Recreation, were closed after Hurricanes Hel…
After hurricanes this fall, Barrier Island Parks Society has been working to prepare the Range Light and surrounding areas for visitors. Those repairs include the irrigation system, pavers and soil…
The Boca Beacon uses many contributed photos each week and welcomes them from the club. A few samples from the last year. We can use them as jpg or tiff; we turn them into a tiff for publication. P…
Some news from on island from Ballyhoo, always on page 5. Send your news of openings and events to info@bocabeacon.
In restaurants, Scarpa’s Coastal is back. Pictured above, Todd Hampton and Jess…
At Lighthouse United Methodist Church, Christmas Eve came with a nativity and families dressed for dinner.
Children read during the lighting of the Advent wreath. There was also a Christmas story…
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…
