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Briefs: Blue barrels end; assist Engelwood Helping Hand

The last day of the blue food barrels for Boca Grande on island was Monday, May 19. Jane Caple thanks all for their support…

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO Family Tradition takes first place in the Quarantine Queens Classic, the island’s answer to the Ladies’ D…
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Hey, Moma! wins ‘World’s Richest’ second year in a row

T he World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. There were 28 releases on the first da…
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Nesting season began in May; zones modified with Florida state approval

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Associ…
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Tourism promo for Lee Parks gives points, perks

Ruane chairs Tourism Development Council The Lee County Visitor &…
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Boca Grande ladies’ tennis event brings Miami group here

Each year, Paula Barth brings a group to Boca Grande from Miami for tennis. This has been a tradition for the last decade…
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Maps detail island parking spots, right-of-way landscaping

Almost 500 parking spaces lost to unpermitted gardening At the parking community meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Lee County…

Easement noted at Lee County meeting

There is only one scheduled item relating to Boca Grande in the upcoming Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting s…
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Port Boca Grande Lighthouse reopens after storms

The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum opened May 5, after, what they generously called, eight months of “stormy setb…
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Unextreme makeover of ‘this old house’ of Bob Vila approved by board

Other approval is house by famed architect of Mar-a-Lago Two important Gilchrist house renovations, including a house fo…