Lee Commission Chairman Kevin Ruane has introduced a last minute item to the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting set ...

Editor’s Note: The flag is up! While the American flag may not be up by Memorial Day, the Boca Grande Veterans Memorial at 5th and Gilchrist is at least landscaped and ready, after help from The ...

To the Editor: As Yogi Berra once said about Coney Island, “Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.” Are we going to turn Gasparilla Island into Coney Island? How many cars do we have to have ...

On May 6, Lt. Mike Sawicki of Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a criminal mischief complaint involving an altercation with a group of young men and a man driving a Tesla at the bridge on ...

Here and below, ‘cliffs’ of Boca Grande.        BGSTA photos BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY A couple of weeks ago I wrote ...

In interview last week he shared thoughts after visit Editor’s Note: The Boca Beacon sat down with Commissioner David Mulicka ...

A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a child was injured by an apparent shark bite on the 2200 block of Shore Lane, ...

Three Charlotte County companies have officially been nominated for the inaugural “Coolest Thing Made in Florida” competition ...

Charlotte County has said it is reopening Englewood Beach parking, after a letter from the Englewood Chamber of Commerce, and ...

At the end of May, the Boca Grande Fire Department purchased a new truck to account for fire hydrants damaged by Hurricanes ...

Southwest Florida seafood tasting memories BY JIM COCHRUN In the early days of Southwest Florida, all small coastal towns had ...

A full house is expected Tuesday, June 17, when Maronda Homes takes the microphone at what is billed as a “Town Hall Meeting” ...