The Boca Beacon is celebrating the centennial of Whidden’s in a special edition August 28. The edition will include a history of the marina, as well as recollections.
We are asking visitors and r…
A lightning strike was the apparent cause of a roof fire at a condo on the east side of Boca Grande North that began sometime before 7 a.m. this morning. “We believe that lightning struck the buildi…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has posted an application for a project site for Harbor Village and Maranda Homes. The Army Corps link is HERE. Some notes from their application. The proposed acti…
At the Boca Grande Fire Department, there were 57 requests for assistance during the month of May. So far this year, the department has responded to 306 calls, up from 299 at this time in 2025.
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On Sunday, June 7, Charlotte County marine units were called to the Boca Grande Sandbar after a report that a 9-year-old girl sustained a puncture wound to her foot from a stingray barb while she wa…
The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake today off of Cuba, at location M 6.1 – 104 km west northwest of Mantua, Cuba. The time was 14:00:25 p.m, but felt a few minutes later in Boca Grande…
Editor’s Note: The notice has been rescinded. The Charlotte County Utilities Department has continued a precautionary boil water notice for some customers in parts of Rotonda and West County due to…
The Lee County Department of Transportation on Tuesday, April 28, will be removing the two dead banyan trees on Banyan Street. Road closure and traffic diversion are to be expected while crews are…
The group Open Shores of Southwest Florida has released a document on the issue of Boca Grande Parking. The document, Public Beach Access Community Poll, came up at the first meeting of the Boca Gra…
