BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board voted 4-2 against supporting a nomination for a portion of the Boca Grande residential ...
The Island School, Charlotte County schools closed on Monday for Eta
STAFF REPORT – School has already been canceled for Island School students, as well as for Charlotte and Sarasota County students, preceding Tro...
Meetings set to hear National Historic Register proposal: And still more answers come to light regarding the pros and cons of an NHR listing
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Dates for meetings regarding an ultimate decision to place parts of the residential area of the Boca Grande Historic Distric...
More answers become available regarding National Historic Register nomination
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – What a difference a week can make, in terms of changing the light shone on a specific, tricky issue like the recent nominati...
Beacon team wins 13 awards at FPA competition
STAFF REPORT – It was a good showing for the Boca Beacon team at the Florida Press Association’s Better Weekly Newspaper Awards on Friday, July ...
It’s the summer send-off! Lee County announces limited summer camp space
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- The summer season is all about pool days, tennis matches and sending the kids away for a summer stay. For those of you wondering wh...
Come out and cheer for Island School graduates!
STAFF REPORT- This Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 10:30 a.m. you will get a chance to let our Island School fifth grade graduates how proud of the...
BGFGA announces Jay Joiner buckle winner to be announced after Quarantine Classic on June 5
The Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association has announced that the winner of the Jay Joiner Memorial Belt Buckle will be awarded this year to the winne...
‘Win Big’ Waylon Mills takes first in Howl at the Moon
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Waylon Mills once again showed them all how it’s done in the 16th annual Howl at the Moon Invitational Tarpon Tourname...
Phase I water shortage order declared
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA – With the past 12-month total rainfall for our area considered severely abnormal, the Governing Board of the Southwest ...