Author: Boca Beacon

Progress made in case filed against BGIPOA, TSIHA and others

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Defendants have begun to answer accusations made against them in a lawsuit over access to Three Sisters Island. The lawsuit was filed almost immediately after the resolution...

STT and PTTS choose jury over magistrate

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Both Silver King Entertainment, LLC and Save the Tarpon, Inc. would rather their case be heard by a judge and a jury of peers than a magistrate. The Charlotte County Court...

Mote scientists to research protected grouper in novel study

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY KAITLYN FUSCO – Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are conducting a novel study of the protected goliath grouper offshore of Lee and Charlotte counties to understand where and when these fish...

GIBA announces bridge construction updates

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

A new update from the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority shows that vehicle traffic on the Boca Grande Causeway can expect delays at various times during the next few months. Kathy Banson-Verrico,...

PROFILE: Gene Glidden

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News, Profiles

BY JACK SHORT – Gene Glidden is soft-spoken, ruddy-cheeked man whose cheerful demeanor belies the ruthlessness of the man who sits atop a commercial and residential painting empire. Just kidding. But...

Chamber office has moved, but closed until October 1

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce office has moved into a new location, but will remain closed until October 1. The Chamber’s new location will be on Park Avenue adjacent to the Pink Pony...

Charlotte vs. FOCH will not have a hearing … for now

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – In spite of at least a year of discovery and preparation for a hearing between Charlotte County and certain property owners, and local conservationists, all parties agreed to terms...

FWC investigates boating accident in Bayou

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

On Saturday, July 11 at approximately 8 p.m., the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a report of a boat that had run into the mangroves on Boca Grande Bayou. When firefighters arrived, by water...

Lee and Charlotte Counties accept Deepwater settlements, at a loss

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Legal, News

Lee and Charlotte counties have each formally accepted settlements for their claims against BP, related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, at a fraction of the amounts for which they filed claims. In...

You think your one piece of trash won’t make a difference?

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

When you go to the beach for the day, it’s a long haul between the sand and the parking lot. Sometimes, in the fray, an item will escape your grasp, or you’ll look back and see a piece of garbage...