Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
Progress on the Boca Grande Community Center continues as summer camps are set to begin next week. Friends of Boca Grande, which oversees the renovation, debated raising the whole building earlier this spring to prevent damage from flooding as it occurred during last hurricane season. This option was ultimately too expensive, so instead, just the […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
Hurricane season has officially begun and the time to prepare is now. Part of that preparation for Gasparilla Island residents, property owners and business owners should be to obtain hurricane passes from the Boca Grande Fire Department. A driver’s license with a Boca Grande address may still be used for re-entry after a storm; however, […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Blaze takes second, again Tracy Lynn won the annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament last Saturday, June 7, put on by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce. There were 33 fish released. Second place went to Blaze and third place went to Jill Marie. The first release for boys was Paul Wagenseil Jr, […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire.
Surgeons were able to reattach hand A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a nine-year-old girl was injured by an apparent shark bite on the 2200 block of Shore Lane, according to Lee EMS alerts. The 911 alert, which went out at 12:11 p.m., read: “SHARK IN THE WATER/KID ARM INJ; SERIOUS bleeding; ARM […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
While there is no date for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office, the USPS has updated the island on repair status for the Beacon. “The repairs at the Boca Grande Post Office are ongoing,” said Carol Hunt, a strategic communications specialist with the USPS in Texas and Florida. “Customers can be assured that […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Opinion.
Southwest Florida seafood tasting memories BY JIM COCHRUN In the early days of Southwest Florida, all small coastal towns had key spots where townspeople gathered and chatted about the news of the day. In our town it was the post office, our only grocery store, church and, of course, our local fish market. This is […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board voted unanimously to approve the new parish hall for Our Lady of Mercy. TEN YEARS AGO The Island School joined with Royal Palm Players to perform for parents and peers before school let out. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The County ordered 27,000 feet of boom and oil […]
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Boca Grande part-time resident Oliver Carr celebrated his 100th birthday last week in Washington, D.C. He is pictured here with his wife, Kathy, June 8 at The Willard Hotel in Washington. Photo submitted
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Alice Elizabeth (Maris) Kubista who reunited with our Lord on May 29th, 2025. She passed away peacefully in the presence of her family and is now resting with Christ. Alice was born June 11th, 1936, in Philadelphia PA and was the daughter […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles, Sports & Outdoors.
Our water watchman A new Calusa Waterkeeper recently joined the mission of protecting Southwest Florida’s water resources from pollution, misuse and overdevelopment. Joe Cavanaugh now holds this position and is already working to build alliances, share his knowledge and put his experience to work for the public good. Joe brings with him years of experience. “I […]