Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News.
Charlotte County government meetings for the coming week. • Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, 9 a.m. – Board of Zoning Appeals, Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle, Room 119, Port Charlotte • Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – West Charlotte Stormwater MSBU Advisory Board, Mac V. Horton West County Annex, 6868 San Casa Drive, […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Constance Weiser Gregg (Connie) passed away on September 27, 2025, after a short illness. Born on December 3, 1929, in Williamsport, Pa., she was the daughter of F. Walter Weiser and Ruth Crowe Weiser. She graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Ill., in 1948, and spent her summers at Lauderdale Lakes in […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
Lee County has opened up the official portal to apply for the Boca Grande Parking Committee. The committee was announced Aug. 5, and applications were expanded to a wider audience in September. The application is online. The landing page for the commission is up to date, and shows that all the committee positions are vacant. […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
On the agenda for next Tuesday’s Lee County Board of Commissioners regular meeting is a beach and shoreline funding item with the Barrier Island Parks Society listed as one of the recipients. If approved, the item would execute interlocal agreements between Lee County and the Barrier Island Parks Society, Captiva Erosion Prevention District, City of […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire, Sports & Outdoors.
An experimental SeaRey airplane made an emergency water landing just off Palm Island at Stump Pass on Sunday at around 4:20 p.m. Palm Island beachgoers, as well as a Jet Skier, came to the rescue of the stranded pilot, Aaron Biedenbach. “They all came running,” said Biedenbach, who lives in Apollo Beach and flies a […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I just watched the national news. It covered the possibility of a government shutdown, then the meeting of the military heads. After that, it moved to the Artificial Intelligence creation of an actress – as an actor of almost 55 years. What is that? And then the divorce of a Hollywood actress […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Helene and Milton changed our lives and landscapes. Recovering is hard, slow and expensive. What doesn’t kill us does make us stronger. They hurt most of us profoundly but there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel. We finally got permits and are making progress to rebuild our home and lives. The […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
Each week in the Beacon, we look back at what happened in Boca Grande and on Cape Haze: FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Historical Society was gifted six original books dating back to 1902 that were first-hand accounts of the island history. TEN YEARS AGO Sixty vendors were lined up for the Farmers Market but […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Let me give you a better penny. Those were the last words at the end of a cash transaction at Hudson’s Grocery this week. To celebrate the seasonal reopening of the island grocery, this editor went over to get a $1 Dr Pepper and a Tastykake cherry pie, and got a penny back as part […]
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Profiles.
Pine View teacher with Lighthouse story When visitors step into the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, they’re often greeted by docent and historian Caroline Gannon. A longtime teacher, she brings her love of history to the Range Light by sharing details that give visitors a fuller picture of the landmark’s past. Caroline’s stepfather, Bill Munsell, moved to […]