Community
Community Center approved by Preservation Board
July 11, 2024
Three projects, including a renovation and expansion of the Boca Grande Community Center, were each unanimously approved by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on July 10.
In spite of t…
Letter inviting Lee Commissioners in November 2024
July 6, 2024
Below is the text of a letter sent this week by Larry Hannah of Lighthouse United Methodist Church to the Board of County Commissioners:
My name is Larry Hannah and a member of the Boca Grande …
If island retail is important, let’s start with an inventory
July 5, 2024
Currently, the Boca Beacon is digesting hundreds of pages of correspondence between Lee County and Boca Grande as part of a public records request. On June 4, we filed and paid for a record of any…
Parking meeting set for Monday; invite for all this fall
July 5, 2024
Editor’s Note: Due to a family emergency, this has been postponed.
Sue Sligar of Gilchrist Interiors has invited Vice Chairman Kevin Ruane, who represents the island as District 1 Commissioner …
Keeping a father’s memory alive on Little Gasparilla
July 3, 2024
BY KRISTEN VARELA-SCHILD
At my father’s memorial, I was a little jealous. Jealous of the stories my brother told of connecting with my father nearly every weekend at their hunting lodge; sittin…
New Gasparilla Island magazine on newstands
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…
New details on Community Center for Preservation Board
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 …
Community Center upgrade details for Preservation Board
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…
Curbed: Lots of empty spaces after mass parking resignations
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…
Parking panel cites progress, frustration in resignation letter
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…