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Farmer’s Market returns Nov. 20

The Boca Grande Farmers Market is returning to the Wheeler Road Community Park for the 2026-2027 season on Friday, Nov. 20. Over the past two seasons, while the park underwent renovations, the ma…

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Boca Grande parking suit moved to Nov. 20

October 29, 2026

The Boca Grande parking case Mark Hoogendoorn v. Lee County is now rescheduled for Nov. 20, 2026 with Judge Kyle S. Cohen. It is a lawsuit challenging Lee County’s permit-only beach parking restr…

Pickleball ribbon cutting on Friday, Nov. 13

October 29, 2026

The public is invited to celebrate Boca Grande’s improvements and amenities with an official ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Lee County Parks & Recreation’s Wheeler Road Community…

New Lee County website at LeeFL.gov

October 29, 2026

Lee County Government launched a completely new website at a new web address, LeeFL.gov, designed to make it easier for residents to connect with their county government online. The new website…

Learning Center for Dyslexia ribbon cutting

October 22, 2026

The Englewood Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting last Thursday for the permanent home of The Learning Center for Dyslexia at 12267 S. Access Road, Port Charlotte. Founder Tammy Tieu and Direc…

Lemon Bay at Educate Boca Scramble

October 8, 2026

At the Educate Boca Golf Scramble, raising money for scholarships, was a team of students from Lemon Bay High School. Shown from left: Connor McCloud, Kayden Slattery, Tye Yovanovich and Ryan White…

The Island School visits the new Boca Grande Health Clinic

October 1, 2026

The Island School would like to express its heartfelt thanks to The Boca Grande Clinic, Dr. McVey and Center for Sight and Dr. Crosby from Advanced Hearing Solutions for conducting our yearly health…

Previewing Roger’s Picks: A deep dive into this year’s lecture series

October 29, 2026

About this time every year, the Beacon previews the Roger’s Picks series for the Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center to get insight into the upcoming series. BB: So let’s start with the b…

Farmer’s Market returns Nov. 20

October 29, 2026

The Boca Grande Farmers Market is returning to the Wheeler Road Community Park for the 2026-2027 season on Friday, Nov. 20. Over the past two seasons, while the park underwent renovations, the ma…

Whidden’s party

October 15, 2026

Whidden’s Marina will celebrate its centennial with a family fun Fish Fry and Music. The event will be Saturday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The event promises Good Food, Great Company and Lasting T…

Profiles, Sports & Outdoors

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New plans released for our Five Florida State Parks

Above, Diane and Cheryl Archer, fans of the Gasparilla Island State Park. Photo by Garland Last spring, the State of Florida began the process of revising all of the park plans in the southwest. The five park updates (with last revision dates in parentheses) were for Don Pedro (2013), Gasparilla Island (2014), Charlotte Harbor Preserve […]

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Health & Wellness

Business & Real Estate: Health Clinic adds new medical director, staff as they expand with on-island ultrasound

October 29, 2026

The Boca Grande Health Clinic is expanding its clinical team this fall, welcoming a new medical director, a women’s health nurse practitioner and an ultrasound technologist as the Clinic continues t…

The Island School visits the new Boca Grande Health Clinic

October 1, 2026

The Island School would like to express its heartfelt thanks to The Boca Grande Clinic, Dr. McVey and Center for Sight and Dr. Crosby from Advanced Hearing Solutions for conducting our yearly health…

Water quality back to good

September 18, 2026

The beach water quality had shifted from good to poor and back in Boca Grande beaches, according to testing conducted by Florida Health. The previous test results indicated 0-35 enterococci per 100…

Dengue Fever back in Florida, this time blame travel

September 18, 2026

Several counties in Florida are experiencing an unusual increase in locally acquired dengue, a viral infection that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. “A mosquito h…

Fire Department calls up, year over year; 23 false alarms

October 29, 2026

In September, the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to 36 calls for assistance, up 10 calls from the same time last year, Chief C.W. Blosser reported at the monthly Board of Fire Commissioners m…

Fishing rod reported stolen from state park beach

October 29, 2026

On Saturday, Oct. 24, just after 1 a.m., Deputy Nicholas Garber with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the south end of Gasparilla Island in reference to a reported grand theft of fishing…

Boca Bay security golf cart stolen last Friday

October 22, 2026

Just after 1 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, Deputy Nicholas Garber with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responded to Gilchrist Avenue and 4th Street in reference to a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, Dep…

Boat fire off Gasparilla north

October 22, 2026

Three people and a dog rescued Above, the scorched area of the boat that caught fire. Englewood Area Fire Control District photos Last Thursday, Oct. 15 around 10:40 a.m., the Marine Emergenc…

News Archives

Reno Runck III 1945-2026

Reno Frank Runck, III, 81, husband of Betty Louise Stevenson Runck, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026 at his home in Nicholas County. Born April 2…

Celebration for the late Henry ‘Hank’ Yeiser on Oct. 26

Henry C. “Hank” Yeiser passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, at age 79, at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. A celebration of his life is planned…

Thomas Michael “Tom” Dignam of Key Agency

Thomas “Tom” Dignam, a lifelong Englewood resident, businessman, community leader, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and devoted frie…

Business & Real Estate: Remembering Thomas Michael ‘Tom’ Dignam

Above, the late Tom and Annette Dignam. Photo submitted Thomas “Tom” Dignam, a lifelong Englewood resident, businessman, community leader, husban…

Henry ‘Hank’ Yeiser 1947 – 2026

Henry C. “Hank” Yeiser passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, at age 79, at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Hank…