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Loulie Mauran and Mark Horan have joined the board of the Lemon Bay Conservancy. Both are long-time members who share the group’s passion for protecting the local environment. Mark Horan was born in Woodstock, Vermont. He was raised on a working farm and spent his time in the forest and chasing wayward cows. Environmental issues […]
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The Oct. 8 Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, set for 10 a.m., will include discussion of house elevations, including this one on Palm Avenue. […]
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Deborah A. Cooper-Heimann, 73, of Cape Coral passed away unexpectedly Sunday September 28, 2025. She was born in St. Louis, MO in 1951 to her parents Christopher and Rosalinda Basso. Deborah graduated from Riverview Garden High School in 1970. Deborah moved to Florida when she was 20 as a salesperson for Banana Boat. She met […]
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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 […]
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The Boca Grande Health Clinic is helping the community prepare for flu season by offering flu vaccinations throughout October and November. Shots are available for all registered Clinic patients as well as employees of island businesses. Both regular flu shots and high-dose vaccines – recommended for patients age 65 and older – are available. Annual […]
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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. […]
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The temporary bridge over the Boca Grande Bayou being used by the Gasparilla Island Water Association to remove old equipment will be gone by Thanksgiving. GIWA Executive Director Ron Bolton said that the window for removal from the contractor could be Oct. 17 to 26, according to the contractor. Currently, the bridge is not only […]
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Families enjoyed a cozy evening at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum last Thursday during the Barrier Island Parks Society’s “Lighthouses & Lullabies.” Children arrived in pajamas for story time, snacks and a craft activity to make their own night lights. BIPS volunteers read Caldecott medalist “Hello Lighthouse” by Sophie Blackall and “The Lighthouse […]
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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 […]
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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 […]