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This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board voted unanimously to approve the new parish hall for Our Lady of Mercy. TEN YEARS AGO The Island School joined with Royal Palm...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Calusa Waterkeeper, Joe Cavanaugh

Our water watchman A new Calusa Waterkeeper recently joined the mission of protecting Southwest Florida’s water resources from pollution, misuse and overdevelopment. Joe Cavanaugh now holds...

Shark bite reported on 22nd Street in Boca Grande

A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a child was injured by an apparent shark bite on the 2200 block of Shore Lane, according to Lee EMS alerts. The 911 alert, which went out at 12:11...

Kids Tarpon Tournament to be held Saturday, June 7

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, June 7. This year, Amelia Besant will be singing the National...

Parking draft differences in club email

Church group questions wording Emails being sent out to support a proposed parking regulation in Boca Grande have not clarified details sought by Gilchrist Avenue churches. An email sent...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Market triplets

Dad and kids put together a board game A new finance board game for families, “Mr. Market,” is the creation of a family of longtime Boca Grande regulars. The Jack White family connected to Boca...

Letters: Boycott threat should not be tolerated

To the Editor: Bravos and kudos to South Beach Grille’s Bart DeStafano’s letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon of May 30. Every issue Bart addressed was SPOT ON! I encourage everyone to...

Pelican tied to a seagull; please consider wildlife on water

We are frequently careless and take our natural resources for granted. Here are a few things we might want to consider. Pelicans are interesting to observe but not always the smartest birds...

OPINION: Informed locals can hold Buc-ee, county, to highest bar

June 5, 2025
Staff Report
Opinion

BY ROB ROBBINS Recent local media coverage of the Buc-ee’s and Harborview proposal didn’t tell the real story from the epic May 27th marathon board of county commissioner’s meeting. No context...

Farlow’s releases plans for its Chophouse 285 in Englewood

June 2, 2025
Alici Ouellette
News

The owners of Farlow’s have released plans for their new restaurant on Englewood’s historic Dearborn Street, Chophouse285. The steakhouse represents the latest project from owners Keith...