The Boca Beacon: The newspaper of Boca Grande/Gasparilla Island

11/10/2025

Local ROTC and groups will celebrate Veterans Day tomorrow.

The Veterans Day program and rededication ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Boca Grande Veterans Memorial, followed by a reception at the Boca Grande History Center sponsored by the Woman’s Club. The program will feature the Lemon Bay High School ROTC, a flag-raising and brief remarks from two local speakers.

Ceremony to be held at 5th Street When residents and visitors gather on Veterans Day at the corner of Gilchrist Avenue and 5th Street, they will do so at a ...

11/10/2025

The Lemon Bay Conservancy will host a tarpon “pull” on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 7:45 to 10:30 a.m. All new and returning tarpon net pull volunteers are invited to participate in the tarpon research project, where they net young tarpon for measurement and tagging to understand the populations in our waterways. The event is open to everyone in the local community who is interested in participating.

The Lemon Bay Conservancy will host a tarpon “pull” on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 7:45 to 10:30 a.m. All new and returning tarpon net pull volunteers are invit ...

11/08/2025

Due to an emergency electrical issue, the swing bridge will be closed to BOAT TRAFFIC beginning Sunday night. Details in the link below. Road traffic not affected.

The Boca Grande Swing Bridge will be inoperable to BOAT TRAFFIC from Sunday November 9th at 11 p.m. until Wednesday November 12th at 11 p.m. to perform eme ...

11/08/2025

Coral Creek Club recently hosted the PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) Placida program, a six-week golf instruction series designed to introduce veterans and active-duty service members to the game of golf as a tool for physical, mental and social well-being.

Led by Master PGA Professional Jim Lohbauer and PGA Professional Chris Adams, and supported through a grant from the South Florida PGA Foundation, participants learned golf fundamentals and camaraderie in a supportive, adaptive environment.

Coral Creek Club recently hosted the PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) Placida program, a six-week golf instruction series designed to introduce ve ...

11/07/2025

Thank you all for coming out to visit on your member tour! Proud to be a part of Englewood Chamber.

11/07/2025

Our local Humane Society has put out a call for help.

As the government shutdown continues, families face increased food insecurities that deeply affect every member of the household, including pets. The absenc ...

11/07/2025

A busy week ahead, including a Charlotte meeting discussing island parking and funding improvements in Placida, a new History Center Exhibition, Veterans Day, a successful Punta Gorda airshow.

Plus, Charlotte County is hosting a Robert Altman film fest at the Port Charlotte library, and Maria Wirries is holding a free concert this Friday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.

11/06/2025

From tomorrow's Beacon: As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second month and freezes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Reverend Alexander Scotland’s Discipleship Driven Ministries in Port Charlotte has become a crucial lifeline for struggling families.

As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second month and freezes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Reverend Alexander Scotland’s Disc ...

11/06/2025

Charlotte County will address the issue of Boca Grande parking as a scheduled agenda item next week. An update from the agenda is below; if you click through to the story there is a direct link to the agenda from the Charlotte website.

https://bocabeacon.com/charlotte-will-meet-and-address-island-parking/

11/06/2025

Charlotte Libraries is hosting a free film series on director Robert Altman at the Port Charlotte Library. Tonight is the first film, MASH.

Charlotte County Community Services will host a retrospective series of the films of Robert Altman (1947-2006) at the Port Charlotte Library this month. Thi ...

11/06/2025

The community is in for a huge treat this Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, when Alan Corey, director of Grande Chorus, teams up with a dynamite New York-based star, Maria Wirries, a vocalist, songwriter, composer, actress and dancer.

https://bocabeacon.com/wirries-in-concert/

11/06/2025

Thank you to the folks who came out for the joint Englewood Chamber and Boca Grande Chamber social last Thursday, and especially for Crews Bank and other sponsors for hosting.