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Mosquito season here; call Lee or Charlotte; thousands of eggs in each square foot
June 19, 2025
With the summer months comes the start of Florida’s peak mosquito season. Two jurisdictions cover mosquito control for Gasparilla Island.
“We started this mosquito season with a bang,” said Jenif…
Post Office: Box numbers still safe with renewals
June 19, 2025
An expired credit card left a Boca Grande resident unable to renew his Post Office boxes through the online system, and worried that he would lose his longstanding box number.
In an email stateme…
Rethink on coontie plan for the Bike Path
June 19, 2025
In 2014, Nancy Sodel’s prized doberman, Cole, was killed after eating the berries and leaves of a coontie palm, which had just been installed in the landscaping of her and her late husband Herb’s ho…
Ordinance regarding Boca Grande parking on agenda at Lee County meeting
June 16, 2025
Editor’s Note: This draft ordinance passed. It now goes to an August vote.
Lee Commission Chairman Kevin Ruane has introduced a last minute item to the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting s…
Girl recovering after shark bite near 22nd Street
June 12, 2025
Surgeons were able to reattach hand
A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a nine-year-old girl was injured by an apparent shark bite on the 2200 block of Shore Lane, according to Lee EMS ale…
Reopening planned for parking and canoe access at Boca Grande Fishing Pier
June 12, 2025
Charlotte County is working to reopen the parking lot and roadway at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, which has been closed since Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
“We are repairing the parking lot and…
Update on Post Office: No date yet for reopening
June 12, 2025
While there is no date for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office, the USPS has updated the island on repair status for the Beacon.
“The repairs at the Boca Grande Post Office are ongoing,”…
Shark bite reported on 22nd Street in Boca Grande
June 11, 2025
A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a child was injured by an apparent shark bite on the 2200 block of Shore Lane, according to Lee EMS alerts.
The 911 alert, which went out at 12:11 p…
Kids Tarpon Tournament to be held Saturday, June 7
June 6, 2025
The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, June 7.
This year, Amelia Besant will be singing the National A…
Parking draft differences in club email
June 6, 2025
Church group questions wording
Emails being sent out to support a proposed parking regulation in Boca Grande have not clarified details sought by Gilchrist Avenue churches.
An email sent out…