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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: From Illinois crime lab to turtle volunteer, Arlene Hall

Her byline in the Beacon should be enough of a clue that Arlene Hall is someone worth getting to know. She is the one who has been writing about the happenings with the Boca Grande Sea Turtle...

Parking panel cites progress, frustration in resignation letter

BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOCA GRANDE PARKING ADVISORY PANEL In 2015, a Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel of diverse residents was formed at the suggestion of the GICIA to provide local...

Major landscaping for 5th Street Boca Grande gateway

BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSSERVATION & IMPROVEMENT ASSOC. The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has announced the initiation of two significant bike path...

Golf cart parade on Fourth of July

Independence Day is right around the corner, and lineup for Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 4 in the gravel lot at Scarpa’s Coastal. The parade...

Preservation Board reviews new Community Center details

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at the Boca Grande Community Center Woman’s Club Room. Newly released documents from Lee County show...

Propeller strike highlights dangerous boating weekend

Useppa assists in boat resembling beached whale Area fire and EMS had a busy afternoon last Saturday, June 22, with calls of an overturned boat in the pass and a prop strike. The Boca...

America’s Signers of the Declaration ‘put it all on the line’

June 27, 2024
Garland Pollard
Editorial

Americans often take for granted the hard-won freedoms celebrated at the Fourth of July. We should not. Our duty not to forget starts with the Declaration of Independence signers. The signers...

Get prepped for the Fourth of July on Gasparilla Island

June 21, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

A roundup of upcoming events and specials in Boca Grande and around Cape Haze and Charlotte County. Some events: Golf Cart Parade: Lineup for the Fourth of July parade begins on Thursday, July...

Fishing is unique to each of us

Many of us start fishing as kids, introduced by parents or grandparents. It seems to me the younger we are exposed to the outdoors the deeper it imprints. My first memories are about fishing....

A guide to Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande beach parking

June 21, 2024
Evan Dunbar
Community, Travel

Editor’s Note 5/13/2025: As of that date, all access points are open except for the south area of the state park. There is still recovery from hurricane damage across the island. Some...