Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Featured News, Profiles, Sports & Outdoors.
Master naturalist, water advocate Many Beacon readers will recognize Michelle Starr. Over the years, she has guided countless eco-tours through Boca Grande’s waters, teaching visitors about the marine life that thrives here and the fragile ecosystems that sustain it. She has also contributed to the Beacon as a guest writer, sharing insights on local nature […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO The First Annual Sandbar Music Festival was held between Pine Island and Cayo Costa. TEN YEARS AGO Permits and licensing had been procured for season two of the Boca Grande Farmers Market to start in October and run through April. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Lighthouse turned 120 years old, and […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Next Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, our own Boca Grande Fire Department will celebrate its new Silver King engine and Megalodon tender by having a “push in” ceremony to commemorate this new equipment. It will hearken back to horse and buggy days, when fire pumpers were all pulled as wagons. The idea of including the community […]
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While there is no official news on the Boca Grande Post Office, two marked postal vehicles were there on Wednesday, Aug. 27, with staff working on the interior. Older items, including shelving and an old postal bin, had been put outside. Reached Wednesday, Aug. 27, Carol Hunt, a strategic communications specialist with the USPS in […]
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Julie Horning has released a new children’s book titled “B is for Boca Grande: Alphabet Adventure of the Charming Village of Boca Grande, Florida.” The protagonist is Chico, a monkey that hung out at the old theater and Whidden’s. “Chico was a girl,” said Horning, who found out about the monkey as he spent some […]
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The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet Sept. 10, 2025 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for its monthly meeting. The only item on the agenda is the Ghriskey Remodel, at 731 Palm Ave., with additions to an existing residence and new pool. The next meeting date for the board will be Oct. 8, 2025.
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The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce second annual Big Mouth Chili Challenge is set for Saturday, Nov. 15, right after the Grande Firehouse 5K. “We figured everyone was going to be out here for the run so it would be the perfect time,” said Chamber Executive Director Gary Cross. The location for the cookoff […]
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On Sunday morning, Aug. 24, a possible jewelry theft was reported from the Boca Grande Resort on the north end of Gasparilla Island, according to a Charlotte County police report. The caller told Charlotte County law enforcement officers that the jewelry she had brought with her, including a silver hairpin, gold earrings, a shell necklace […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
In advance of the Labor Day weekend, and in the wake of a social media backlash over Boca Grande parking, traffic so far this month is about even with last year at this time. “With five days left in the month, August traffic is just about even (down 169 vehicles) compared to last August,” said […]
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The new September/October edition of the Gasparilla Island Magazine is out. Inside, are stories on Marion Alger in Boca Grande, shell collections and the growing Mah Jongg craze. At newsstands now.