The Boca Grande Men’s Club welcomed Heisman winner Bo Jackson on Thursday. Jackson, shown here with Dick Brown, was both an outfielder for the Kansas City R ...

The 38th Annual Englewood Invitational Winter Art Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24-25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Englewoo ...

The remains of an eight-month-old female Florida panther (UCFP498) were collected on January 18, 2026, on CR951 in Collier County, 250 yds. north of the ent ...

The Lemon Bay Conservancy welcomes Dr. James W. Fourqurean, distinguished university professor and associate director, ...

The 2026 Florida State Legislative Session 60-day session runs through March 13, barring any unforeseen setbacks. As is ...

The January 26 meeting of the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization will include the Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO. One item on the agenda ...

The Steans and Morrisons families have donated three adjacent properties on Manasota Key to the Hermitage Artist Retreat. The combined properties, once a ho ...

The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to nearly 600 calls for assistance in 2025, reported Chief C.W. Blosser during the ...

Charlotte County has appointed Matthew McElroy as the new fire chief and public safety director for Charlotte County Public ...

Above, the storm as it came across the Gulf on Sunday. It was captured by a Beacon reader. Diane Cates said, “I was walking ...

Rural parish priest in Boca Grande For someone who has spent more than four decades in parish ministry, the Rev. Geoffrey ...

The island has had a number of reports of recent thefts from unlocked cars, including watches and wallets. On Wednesday, Jan.