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Anglers and artists make for a great combination during Tarpon Festival Weekend in downtown Boca Grande
May 29, 2015
BY CARROLL SWAYZE – Excitement is brewing as anglers and artists alike prepare for the 2015 Tarpon Festival in downtown Boca Grande on June 4 through 6. Each year thousands of people travel to the…
GICIA receives grant for more extensive policing of Bike Path
May 15, 2015
In its ongoing efforts to maintain a safe bike path for all users, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) has coordinated with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department to…
Island resident responds to ‘flawed recommendation’
May 15, 2015
Gilchrist in the 1940s (The following was sent to Lee County Commissioners by Boca Grande resident Bill Regnery on May 11. By …
RPP says ‘thanks for the support this year’
May 15, 2015
To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Royal Palm Players, I want to thank the entire Boca Grande community for the unprecedented support we got for our 2014-2015 season. People turn…
Not all Isles residents are in favor of weight increases
May 15, 2015
To the Editor: We read in last week’s Boca Beacon that you have received a letter from the President of the Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association stating that residents of the Isles were i…
Profile: Willy Townsend
May 15, 2015
BY JACK SHORT – Willy Townsend is proof of a lot of things, not the least of which among them is that you can get up to a little mischief and still turn out alright.
Obituary: Bashie Meyer
May 15, 2015
Bashie Meyer, 86, formerly of Fox Chapel and most recently of Longwood at Oakmont, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2015.
Letter to the Editor: A big thanks to all who participated in the OBGBBC
May 11, 2015
To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Johann Fust Library Foundation, I want to express our sincere appreciation to the community for your generous support and your participatio…
Letter to the Editor: Resident challenges last week’s letter
May 11, 2015
To the Editor: The letter headlined “The Saga of” in the May 1 issue contained a series of unsubstantiated charges (Sunday confrontation) and misleading example (parkway plantings) which impeached …
Letter to the Editor: A happy community means well-attended churches … right?
May 11, 2015
To the Editor:
We spend six months in Boca Grande, and the other six months we live in northern Ontario, Canada, where I was born and raised. Since building our beloved Camp David on the shore…