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July 3, 2024
The July/August edition of Gasparilla Island Magazine is out with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages.  Featured stories include a discussion of our regional water qual…

July 3, 2024
On Wednesday, July 10, the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet to discuss several proposed construction plans. The Board will discuss the plan for the improved Boca Grande Community …

July 3, 2024
Wednesday meeting looks at center, two projects The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board is meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at the Boca Grande Community Center Woman’s Club Room. Th…

June 27, 2024
Five members of the Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel sent a letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon about their resignations on Tuesday, June 25. This decision follows the Lee County Commissione…

June 27, 2024
BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOCA GRANDE PARKING ADVISORY PANEL  In 2015, a Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel of diverse residents was formed at the suggestion of the GICIA to provide local per…

June 27, 2024
Independence Day is right around the corner, and lineup for Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 4 in the gravel lot at Scarpa’s Coastal. The parade …

June 21, 2024
Many of us start fishing as kids, introduced by parents or grandparents. It seems to me the younger we are exposed to the outdoors the deeper it imprints. My first memories are about fishing. Abou…

June 21, 2024
Some public beach access points in Boca Grande, according to the state. Click on the image for the full state map. Gasparilla Island is a scenic barrier island in southwest Florida known for it…

June 20, 2024
The state is soliciting bids for the renourishment of the south end of Gasparilla Island at Gasparilla Island State Park. The process will include 150,000 cubic yards of fill that is “compatible w…

June 20, 2024
$16 million plus raised The development agreement between Lee County and Friends of Boca Grande for Boca Grande Community Center improvements was unanimously approved at the regular Lee County …