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Profile: Jon Burdette
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN
Islander and local business owner Jon Burdette started visiting Boca Grande in 1985 when his grandp…
Getting ready to cross the new bridge soon
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN
The traffic shift to the new bridge is planned for December and will be done in phases, according t…
Annual Christmas Walk Saturday
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2015 Christmas Walk in downtown Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 28…
Taste of Boca Grande tickets available Dec. 1
Want to be one of the first to have your 14th Annual Taste of Bo…
GICIA asks everyone to consider the importance of Mercabo purchase
■ BY MISTY NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GICIA
The GICIA…
Save The Tarpon suit laid to rest when PTTS walks
SPECIAL REPORT
After seeing its case gutted and its lawyer publicly called out by a Charlotte County judge, the owne…
Hill Tide Estates developers disclose details of proposed gated community
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Approximately 100 Boca Grande residents attended a public information meeting on Monday, Nov. 16…
This weekend Turkey Hoops, next weekend Christmas Walk
■ STAFF REPORT
The Boca Beacon and Lee County Parks & Recreation is proud, once again, to sponsor the 2015 Turke…
GICIA sets sights on $20 million Mercabo purchase
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announced this week that board members will be working in ea…
GIBA discusses swing bridge construction progress at quarterly meeting
■ BY SUE ERWIN
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday. Items on the…