Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Events, News.
Thursday afternoon, March 13, the Johann Fust Library Foundation held a publishing panel for attendees to hear from several authors and editors. Panel members included editors Rosemary Ahern and Nan Doyal, as well as authors Candice Shy Hooper and David Sparks. “The most important part of this process is the editing,” Doyal said, who moderated […]
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County continues to work toward reopening the popular Punta Rassa boat ramp in late summer or early fall, following the completion of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) work on the Sanibel Causeway. The Lee Board of County Commissions voted to award a $1.6 million contract for Phase 1 restoration of the boat ramp, which […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
Many things seem more challenging this year. We survived multiple hurricanes and most of us suffered damage, many severe. Red tides hang around threatening us, challenging us to work around minimum big-fish kills so far. So how can you construct a plan that increases your odds of fishing success? We have sophisticated tools that allow […]
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The eagerly awaited 4-Digit Phone Books are out now. Pick up yours at the Boca Beacon office, 431 Park Ave, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Special parking lot pick up times Tuesday (3/25) or Wednesday (3/26). First copy is free if you are listed; $5 for a second.
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BY LAMAR TOOLE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday, March 5, Jennifer Figge, floral designer and owner of Figge Floral Studio in the greater Boston area, shared her eclectic style of her art- and nature-inspired floral design with the Boca Grande Garden Club. She engaged the audience in lively conversation while creating two horizontal table arrangements […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will install new pavement and bicycle markings to make it for safer bicyclists who cross the bridge. “We have bikes, we have cars,” said GIBA Executive Director Kathy Banson. “We had a unicycle last week.” The markings were announced at a special board meeting on Wednesday, March 19. The new […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Easter is almost a month away, but plans are under way among Boca Grande churches to honor the religious foundations of this holiday by holding special services on Easter Sunday and the week leading up to Easter, which is April 20 this year. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will begin the Easter festivities early with a […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Capt. Lemuel “Phil” Woods, a lifelong sportsman, accomplished angler, avid golfer and devoted family man passed away peacefully on March 13, 2025, in Boca Grande, FL. A Tampa native, Phil was born October 8, 1932 to Lemuel Phillips Woods, Sr. and Julia Banks Webb Woods. He spent his early years exploring the Davis Islands and […]
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Frank H. “Skip” McKean, 95, formerly of Fox Chapel, PA, Boca Grande, FL and Castine, ME, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Born in Pittsburgh, the hospital nurses called him Skippy after a popular comic strip, and it became his lifelong nickname. Skip grew up in Edgewood […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Profiles.
Roy H. Park Jr. In his new book, Boca Grande resident Roy H. Park Jr. has chronicled the ups and downs of being the son of a television and media baron. The book, “Sons in the Shadow” is subtitled “Surviving the Family Business as an SOB,” or Son of the Boss. Park Jr. comes to […]