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BOCA BEACON TIMELINE

FIVE YEARS AGO While the island was still picking up debris from Hurricane Irma, Hal McCombs was introduced as the new president of the Royal Palm Players. TEN YEARS AGO A short video...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Programming information from Friends of Boca Grande

To the Editor: Island recovery is happening! Businesses are repairing, reopening, and the community is beginning to put itself back together. The Friends office re-opened this week and our team...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A lotta debris moved, but a lotta debris is still left

To the Editor: Lee County reached an important milestone during the weekend by collecting 1 million cubic yards of debris from Hurricane Ian. As of Monday morning, 734,136 cubic yards of...

Bocascopes for the week of October 28, 2022

Boca Beacon backpages Aries: It is entirely possible that your paranoid nature will pay off this week. Your cell phone, your computer and your car have all broken in one form or fashion, not to...

Boca Beacon timeline

FIVE YEARS AGO Lee County officials announced when landscaping waste would be picked up from Hurricane Irma. Land’s End and The Community of Boca Grande donated more than $14,000 to area...

Hang tag program extended until October 29

October 21, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

The hang tag program we have now has been extended until October 29, as officials feel it is still unsafe for the general public to come onto the island. The program was supposed to have ended...

Information regarding hurricane debris removal

October 21, 2022
Staff Report
News

Charlotte County Public Works contractors are out in force removing vegetative storm debris. It is the home and business owner’s responsibility to bring the debris to the curb and to properly...

‘This may be our slice of paradise, but putting it back together will be no piece of cake’

October 21, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

LGI comes together to confront one of the worst storms in their history Sometimes, one innocuous post on Facebook can change a day for the better. The caption on a photo of a photograph of a...

A message from The Gasparilla Inn & Club

October 20, 2022
Guest Columnist
News

Submitted by Jon Reecher, General Manager of The Inn On behalf of everyone in The Gasparilla Inn community, I want to thank you all for your support and thoughts as we work through the damage...

Woman’s Club Hurricane Ian Relief Fund

October 20, 2022
Guest Columnist
Community, News

Accepting applications from those in need with Gasparilla Island ties Submitted by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has established the Hurricane Ian Recovery...