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Upcoming parking meetings are April 22 on island, and April 27 in Fort Myers

April 9, 2026
Staff Report
Community, News

The first Lee County-sponsored Boca Grande Parking Committee meeting will be held Wednesday, April 22 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The meeting was rescheduled from March. There will be...

Giving Challenge returns April 15-16; Local nonprofits to participate

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County will host its 10th annual Giving Challenge from noon April 15 to noon April 16, 2026. The Giving Challenge is a 24-hour online fundraiser supporting...

Special time: Drone spoons, windy days and changing conditions

Spring fishing is peaking and our weather will continue to heat up. This is the short window to enjoy our transitional fishing. It was a colder winter and the fish are hungry. Summer’s heat will...

The rain came, and a Florida wind. A sunny Saturday?

April 9, 2026
Garland Pollard
Editorial

This midweek morning, a northeast breeze blows in Southwest Florida. The wind can best be described as delicious with a temperature at 67 degrees. It is cool but not cold. This is an opinion...

Blasting back to the Moon on the Artemis II mission and Orion II rocket

Across Southwest Florida, locals and visitors gathered with families and looked to the east on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the Artemis rocket, which took off from Cape Canaveral. A crowd...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: On the hunt for Gasparilla’s Easter Egg Traditions

April 2, 2026
Garland Pollard
Profiles

This Saturday, the Boca Grande Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. at the Community Center, continuing a long island tradition. Peddling Patty, who was a fixture at so many island events and came...

Van Hubbard: Mackerel, both Spanish and king, best in icy coolers

March leads us into our spring season. We did enjoy some spring-like weather last month, but each one should be weaker now. Spring has officially arrived, and I’m excited about all the fishing...

4-Digit Arrives!

The new 4-Digit Phone Books are out now! Pick up yours in the Boca Beacon parking lot, 431 Park Ave., Friday, March 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. and Monday, March 31-Wednesday, April 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m....

OPINION: Protecting children in this new, algorithmic world

March 26, 2026
Staff Report
Opinion

BY BRENT McCONNELL Don’t forget the sunscreen. Fasten your seatbelt. Don’t talk to strangers. These protective nudges of parenthood are the steady, watchful rhythm we use to keep danger at...

The Sunday Next Before Easter

March 26, 2026
Garland Pollard
Editorial

The “noise” of our everyday lives is relentless, and it is particularly problematic in recent years. Restaurants not only have multiple TVs, but our houses, and indeed our persons, are so...