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Commissioners receive HUD CDBG-DR allocation for Ian long-term recovery needs

The Lee Board of County Commissioners recently learned that the United States (US) Department of Housing and Urban Developm…

Commissioners to approve donation from Boca Grande Disaster Fund for Wheeler Road Community Park Improvements 

On Tuesday, March 21 Lee County Commissioners will discuss and, hopefully, approve the donation made by the Lighthouse Unit…
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Audition this season and you could be a star next season!

By Erica Ress Martin It’s that time of year again. The time when everyone who dreams of being on stage auditions for RPP…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: DeeAnn Phillips

If you look up the term “team player” in the dictionary, you should…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO Don’t say you weren’t war…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Red tide symptoms in dogs can be severe

To the Editor: I am writing in response to Boca Grande pet owner concerns about the ongoing ‘red-tides’ or harmful algal…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Report those crabs if you see them

To the Editor: It’s almost spring and that means it’s peak mating season for horseshoe crabs. Help biologists with the F…
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The red tide report

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 157 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom conc…

Cell phone tower update:

Tower height approved, site plan proposal tabled until further notice Lee County Commissioners had a last-minute ch…

Historic Preservation Board approves public hearing for Gilchrist property

A small, neglected cottage on Gilchrist Avenue got a lot of attention this Wednesday at the March 8 Boca Grande Historic Pr…