Above, an archival photo of the old Collier Inn, with its famous steps. Boca Beacon archives A group of homeowners of Useppa ...

Kimberly Struhar at Kappy’s Island Shoppe Island Ice Cream serves up delicious ice cream with a smile. This smiling crew was ...

A new web petition effort supports keeping Boca Grande parking open to the public. At a recent county meeting, supporters of ...

As the weather heats up, stop in to the cool shops and spend some time checking out the seasonal merchandise available. Shown ...

Officers issued over 1,021 citations citations  The upcoming Boca Grande parking draft ordinance that will come before the ...

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Since my last article, we have started seeing hatches of our first loggerhead nests! Our first nests were documented on May 1, and with an approximate two-month ...

A Boca Grande family celebrates This week, the large extended Forristall family gathered at their cottage on Gasparilla Road.

This Fourth of July we are in a countdown to July 4, 2026 – our nation’s 250th. Is it a semiquincentennial or a ...

Above, the causeway from the days following Hurricane Milton. GIBA Photo The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will begin ...

“Hold on, my friends,to the Constitutionand the republic for which it stands. Miracles do nut cluster,and what happened once in 6,000 years,may not happen again.Hold on to the Constition,for if the ...

The directional signs pointed to a quiet sunset last week at South Beach Bar & Grille. Many of the winter regulars, we assume ...

A $1.5 million appropriations request for a Boca Grande Fire Control District ladder truck replacement was vetoed by Gov. Ron ...