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Stories of early island fishing guides (Part II of II)
Part I of this series ran in the August 21 edition of the Boca Beacon. You can find it online at bocabeacon.com, or on our F…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Take a closer look at Mars at Bishop Planetarium
To the Editor: Humans have long been fascinated by Mars – for its proximity in our solar system, its similar features to Ear…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee County extends Lee CARES to non-profit agencies, municipalities; new round planned
To the Editor: The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve two new LeeCARES programs to help Lee Count…
Obituary: Janice M. Carleton
Janice M. Carleton (Watts) 84, loving wife of James R. Carleton Sr. p…
PROFILE: Chas Madden
Fishing on the fly… BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Chas Madden has fond memorie…
Boca Grande primary results are in
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- final and complete voting count has been announced by the Lee County Board of Elections from the primary…
GIBA to start work on Causeway sidewalk project
STAFF REPORT- The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has announced the award of the Southern Roadway Sidewalk contract to EH…
Code enforcement receives 15 turtle lighting complaints
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Calls and notifications to Lee County Code Enforcement are still coming in from Gasparilla Island, but th…
Maintaining the iguana population within limitations, George Cera ‘the iguana guy’ continues to monitor invasive islanders
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- What’s with all the iguanas? It’s a phrase you’ve likely heard recently, or maybe even uttered yourself…
Friends of Boca Grande on ‘red alert,’ keeping things flexible with the program
BY OLIVIA CAMERON AND FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE- The Florida Professional Presenters Consortium, a statewide organization of ov…