Tag: Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Resort changed its name to the Boca Grande Hotel.  TEN YEARS AGO National Geographic Travel released its top ten list for places to visit in Southwest...

FIVE YEARS AGO Englewood Sailing Association taught 63 new students the basics of sailing at its three summer camp events. TEN YEARS AGO Lee County proposed a roadway improvement project...

FIVE YEARS AGO Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane was on a mission to make a difference and change the release model that the Army Corps of Engineers chose to release water from Lake “O.” ...

FIVE YEARS AGO As the temperature heated up, heat exposure cases and heat-related illnesses increased. TEN YEARS AGO Animated storyteller Windell Campbell was at the Boca Grande Community...

FIVE YEARS AGO Two serious golf cart accidents occurred with two occupants life flighted to a trauma center and others taken by ambulance to a local hospital. TEN YEARS AGO Boca Grande...

FIVE YEARS AGO Dearborn Street in Englewood was in the midst of a major makeover with the amphitheater slated to start within the month. Pioneer Days was postponed another year due to the...

FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Community Center’s summer camp enjoyed visits from Monty the banded water snake and Charlotte the curly-haired tarantula! TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Inn &...

FIVE YEARS AGO The National Register controversy continued in Boca Grande with residents protesting what they considered an invasion of privacy. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Light...

FIVE YEARS AGO Work had begun on the expansion project at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church with the home next door razed and the lot cleaned. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Bridge...