Tag: Boca Grande Post Office

Post Office: Box numbers still safe with renewals

An expired credit card left a Boca Grande resident unable to renew his Post Office boxes through the online system, and worried that he would lose his longstanding box number. In an email...

Update on Post Office: No date yet for reopening

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...

Government ineffectiveness with carpeting, parking and P.O.

March 13, 2025
Susan Hanafee
Opinion

The Art Center on our little island in Southwest Florida was hard hit by back-to-back hurricanes last fall. The hardwood floors had to be replaced as well as some drywall. Now the county, which...

Update on Post Office; mobile not possible

March 6, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

USPS sometimes dispatches mobile units Gasparilla Island continues to wait for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office, which has been closed since it was flooded during 2024 hurricanes. A...

Beacon will be the ‘first to know’ on the reopening date for Post Office

Top, some might recognize their P.O. boxes in a photo taken Wednesday; above, a door message. Photos by Garland There is still no news on the reopening of the Boca Grande Post...

Blue barrels are back for food donations

February 20, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Englewood Helping Hand (EHH) needs your non-perishable food donations to assist individuals in need in Englewood. Deliveries are made to the food pantry weekly. EHH’s Blue Barrels are back in...

Outdoor terrazzo work at Post Office

January 23, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

While there is no official date from the U.S.P.S., work continues on the exterior of the post office. Here, the terrazzo entrance is being cleaned on Thursday, Jan. 24. The next step is the work...

Progress on Post Office this week

The Boca Grande Post Office, closed since Hurricane Helene, this week is one step closer to completion. Owner Mark Spurgeon said that there is progress in the renovation, which involved the...

Post office opening date could be delivered soon

December 12, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

The date for the opening of the Boca Grande Post Office may be sooner than expected. While there is no official date, building owner Mark Spurgeon is now working with the maintenance and building...

Blue letter box must wait ‘til Post Office returns

December 5, 2024
Staff Report
Featured News, News

There is no word on the opening date of the Boca Grande Post Office. In addition, the blue USPS letter box across the street, the island’s only post box, has also disappeared. Residents, who...