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Florida Wildlife seeks comment on green iguana rules this week

September 2, 2025
Staff Report
News

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking public feedback from interested parties on proposed rule change concepts relating to outdoor caging, biosecurity, collection and...

Service returning to Boca Grande Post Office this weekend

According to a sign posted outside of the Placida Post Office on Friday morning, Aug, 29, the Postal Service will be resuming operations at the Boca Grande Post Office Saturday, Aug. 30 for mail...

Say hello to Denise, the BGSTA permit holder for Boca Grande

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Since May 1st, a hearty group of BGSTA volunteers have been out in the early morning patrolling Gasparilla Island beaches to document and monitor sea turtle...

History What Ifs: Boca Grande with no bridge, with an airport, port

BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTORBOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER “In order to understand the difference between the Boca Grande of 1949 and today, you have to realize that in 1949, Gasparilla Island, of...

Reporting of curb lawns after parking rules

After an August 5 ordinance that will change parking rules on Gasparilla Island, the Beacon continues to get complaints that there are at least three new, unpermitted ‘curb lawns’ in Boca...

Small merchants. Who is it that Just Feels Right?

A kind and anonymous X.com user reached out to the Boca Beacon Twitter feed this week, suggesting a PGA-like shuttle for Boca Grande to help preserve the independent merchants on the island after...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Attend the Resiliency Summit

Science, solutions, neighbors. Hurricane season in Southwest Florida is more than just a few names on a weather map. For residents across Charlotte and Lee counties, Boca Grande and the barrier...

Turtle patrollers find surprises in nests during inventories

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY In last week’s article, we reviewed some of the data BGSTA turtle patrollers collect for FWC regarding nest inventory as well as some challenges we face while...

San Carlos and the ‘Commissioner item’

August 22, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial, Opinion

Last week, there were no actual items relating to Boca Grande on the agenda of the Lee County Commission. But there was one item that was indirectly related, by inference and omission....

Chicago and nursing career: Spotlight on Angela McPhillips

Readers of the Beacon might have noticed a new byline in last week’s paper; Angela McPhillips is the newest edition to the Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Magazine team, bringing with her a fresh...