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Business & Real Estate: J.McLaughlin new chief creative officer
J.McLaughlin has appointed Lee Anne Henrico as chief creative officer. She will oversee the brand’s women’s and men’s desig…
September/October Gasparilla Magazine out
Featuring Mah Jongg, shell collections and a natural cemetery
The new edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Mag…
Lee rangers to continue Boca Grande service
Two Lee County Parks parking rangers will continue to serve Lee County Parks beach access on Gasparilla Island.
“There a…
Clean Water: We all depend upon it
BY THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY
Editor’s Note: This is the la…
Boca Grande Fire Department approves increased levy
A proposed tax levy and budget expenditure increase for the Boca Gra…
History: Boca Grande in the 1960s
BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
Betty and Jack Barndollar first came to Gasparilla Island in 1959, a year aft…
Beam up the Clinic of the Future
On Wednesday, staff from the Boca Grande Health Clinic and others signed a beam to be placed in the Clinic of The Future, o…
Our proud Fire Team needed a push!
Last Thursday, Sept. 11, the Boca Grande Fire Department held a push-in cemermony for its new tender and engine. There was…
Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens after hurricane repair
Parts and pieces of all the Florida State Parks in this region are now available for use with this week’s partial opening o…
County seeks state funds for beach renourishment
At Tuesday’s Board of Lee County Commissioners meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to approve a resolution requesting…











