From standing on cars to running the show Pictured here is Chitwood from ABC’s Wide World of Sports in 1977. At left is Evel Knievel with former football st ...

Kayaking the Everglades is the first talk in a series of free Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail-related programs set for 6:30 p.m ...

The Gasparilla Island Water Association, or GIWA’s, Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20. ...

A resolution starts with a goal,A promise made within your soul, To grow, to learn, to start each day, To let old habits fall ...

Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Spurlino Foundation Discovery Center on ...

Dr. Michelle Calhoun, Archaeologist, will be discussing “The Role of the Lightning Whelk in Florida History” on Monday, Jan.

An interesting idea for New Year’s Eve 2026. What if, instead of a ball drop or some other countdown, we de-levitated a Boca Nut from the Boca Beacon at an ...

A car accident at Gasparilla Road and 13th Street had no injuries, though Lee County EMS was called out as a precaution. Please drive carefully and slowly i ...

The Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. The annual all-island tournament will be ...

Banyan Street lost another banyan tree this week. Crews were out Monday removing a tree in the middle of the block, on the ...

In spite of the arrival of mid-week cold weather, there were still families out visiting local beaches.  Over the weekend, ...