Skip to main content

Archives

,

Boca Grande preschool update

Alternative temporary sites are being considered for the Boca Grande Preschool after suffering major damage from Hurricanes…
, ,

Disaster Fund now at $3.4 million; island biz, orgs get counsel

The Island Disaster Fund has already given $1.8 million away to aid the quick reopening and rebuilding of businesses and or…
, , ,

Winds help keep red tide at bay

Experts are still watching red tide, but with winds, and cooler weather, the area may escape a bad season. The Calusa Wa…
, ,

Gasparilla Magazine offers falconry, palmettos and Mackle brothers

The new November/December edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Is…
, ,

Temp cocktail sign unshaken by storm

A celebratory reinstallation of The Temptation sign on Park Avenue o…
,

Bridge reviews long list of repairs at Engineering Committee meetup

In a long-term list of things that needed to be fixed after double hurricanes, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority had s…
,

Storm debris update, back to residential cleanup

Lee County surpassed the 200,000 cubic-yards-collected milestone for vegetative and construction debris in unincorporated a…
,

Boca Grande street repairs begin in December across island

Long list of fixes Work to repair washed out roads on Gasparilla Island will begin next week. Lee County has sent out…
,

Opening the town continues … 

Nikki from The Pink Pony is setting up the Pink Pony ice cream cart. Stop in for an icy treat from the cart Monday to Frida…

Margaret Flynn 1921-2024

Margaret Mary (Marge) Loviner Flynn, 102, of Hudson, Ohio died peacefully on November 20, 2024, one month shy of her 103rd…