A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code change from Lee County, circulated on Monday, May 6, 2024, that would update…
BY JAMES BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
On February 10, 1930, the following article appeared in the Fort Myers News-Press: “Plans for a three-story resort hotel at Boca Grande to cost ap…
The issue of parking and beach access in Boca Grande is not unique to Gasparilla Island, or even Southwest Florida. University of Virginia historian Prof. Andrew Kahrl studies the social and envir…
Lee County has announced that it enhanced the dedicated website landing page and launched a new tool related to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA’s r…
Follow Boca Grande parking issues online The Beacon has set up a hub for all information relating to parking, including relevant documents, stories and letters to the editor from all sides and per…
Each day seems to be a series of completely new surprises in our national story, where news cycles move so quickly. What was once a 24-hour issue now seems to be a two-hour cycle, and then the nex…
A dozen local retailers and officials came to a meeting to discuss possible parking restrictions in Boca Grande on Monday, July 8 at the Boca Grande Community Center.
There was some confusion …
The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a workshop at 9 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, in Room 119 of the Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle in Port Charlotte. Discussions…
The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners on June 28 appointed Robin Grace to the Boca Grande Street & Drainage Advisory Board. The appointment is effective immediately and will expir…
