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FIVE YEARS AGO Voters weighed in at the polls with mail-in ballots almost equal to the number of voters that came to the polls on Election Day. TEN YEARS AGO The Halloween Carnival and Halloween Walk were a huge success. Savannah Pope won the “guess the pumpkin’s weight” contest and received a pumpkin carving kit […]
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Stop in for lunch, dinner or a beverage at Miller’s Dockside or Eagle Grille located at 220 Harbor Dr., Boca Grande. Photos by Trey
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The 30th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament (G.I.F.T.) presented by Gasparilla Outfitters is only a few weeks away and coming fast! This year all proceeds will benefit the Boca Grande Historic Society to help kick start the new Boca Grande Fishing Hall of Fame. If you are interested in fishing […]
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Citizens of Lee and Charlotte Counties are often asking how to get in touch with local officials. Below are names and contact information as of Oct. 30, 2025. Email us at editor@bocabeacon.com to update. We will be adding to this page. Charlotte County General email and telephone for commissioners is at Assistant@CharlotteCountyFL.gov or 941-743-1300. Agenda item questions […]
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BY NANCY WHITE In two weeks, the Royal Palm Players will begin its highly anticipated theatrical season with A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” from Thursday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 16. The reading consists of two characters whose connection to each other, beginning in second grade in 1937, is told through a lifetime of handwritten notes, […]
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BY ARLENE HALLBGSTA SECRETARY I was trying to hold off as long as I could before writing this week’s turtle column and weekly stats, hoping that MAYBE our single remaining incubating green sea turtle nest would hatch. It didn’t happen as of Monday, Oct. 27 when I’m writing this to make this week’s deadline. However, […]
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On Saturday, Charlotte Commissioner Joe Tiseo came to Cape Haze to talk to residents about issues and see the newly renovated Cape Haze Community Center. It was the unofficial re-re-opening of that little Cape Haze building, just one block over from the Baby Publix we all share. A remark on the building, which is a […]
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Lee County meeting on Nov. 4 The Lee Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Old County Courthouse Commission Chambers, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901. The agenda is available to the public in advance of the meeting at leecofl.portal.civicclerk.com. At press time, there were no items […]
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BY KAREN GRACE,BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Whether hauntings are real or not, Gasparilla Island and its surroundings have a history of ghost stories. The earliest involve Cayo Pelau, an island to the east of Gasparilla that was once inhabited by Indigenous people and later by pirates. It has been an archaeological site and includes a […]
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Some island volunteers have expressed concern for when enforcement of the new parking restrictions begins, and the risk of tickets. In turn, Lee County assures that volunteers will be included in “island employee decal” rollout. “I just want to do my rescues and not worry about parking,” said Gina Marie Thomsen, who visits the island […]