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…
An Inauguration ceremony for three members elected to the Lee Board of County Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 8:30 a.m., in the Commission Chambers of the Old Lee County Courthous…
PLACIDA – Intermittent lane closures will occur on County Road 775 over Coral Creek Bridge on Wednesday, Nov. 13 through Dec. 6, these lane closures are required to rehabilitate the bridge deck…
Lee County Government has garnered a win for residents in unincorporated areas with commercial properties impacted by Hurricane Milton.
The county until now was prevented from collecting storm d…
Despite hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Boca Grande Camera Club is coming back strong, offering an array of exciting Zoom meetings, as well as field trips for the 2024/2025 season. The first meeti…
