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4-DIGIT PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE!

March 23, 2023
Staff Report
News

Saddle up and head to town, because the moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived … the 4-digit phone books are here! After losing so many of our 2022 to Ian (he blew our storage shed...

Dog Park ribbon-cutting is nigh … let the cry of four-legged freedom ring!

March 23, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

Though it hasn’t been built yet, the new Boca Grande Dog Park will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 28 at 11 a.m. at the location, the Lee County property at the dead end of Wheeler Road. Free...

Boca Beacon nominated for nine awards in 2023 Florida Press Association contest

March 23, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Florida Press Association’s Better Weekly Newspaper contest has released their nominations for the year 2022, with the Boca Beacon up for nine awards. In the “Best Headline” category,...

Weekly red tide report

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 72 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: six in...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: From the clergy, people of St. Andrew’s and First Baptist – We are overwhelmed and humbled by Disaster Relief donation

To the Editor: The members of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and the Very Reverend Michelle Robertshaw, as well as the members of First Baptist Church of Boca Grande and Dr. Gary L. Beatty,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: SHS thanks Boca Grande for such amazing support

To the Editor: On behalf of Suncoast Humane Society, we wish to thank the Boca Grande community for their overwhelming support of the second Annual Dogs for Dogs Fundraiser held March 18th....

OBITUARY: Hope Benton

March 23, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

Hope Hutchins Benton, died unexpectedly on March 3, 2023 at the age of 83, just two days after her best birthday ever. She was in the Bahamas, on a boat, with her family and friends. She had taken...

OBITUARY: Patricia Hicks

March 23, 2023
Staff Report
Obituaries

Patricia Goddard Hicks, born April 11, 1945, passed away on March 13, 2023. Patricia was born in St. Petersburg and lived there until moving to Tampa in 1958. She attended and graduated from...

The lives of Capt. Jackie and Sandy Bylaska to be celebrated this Saturday

March 16, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

Don’t forget the Celebration of Life for Capt. Jackie and Sandy Bylaska on Saturday, March 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House. If you are interested in attending,...

Fun, games and superheroes at the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair

March 16, 2023
Guest Columnist
Community, News

Submitted by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Get ready for the annual Spring Fair sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club on Saturday, March 25. It will be a day filled with superheroes...