Skip to main content

News

History: A primer on the school buildings of Boca Grande 

August 22, 2024
BY KIM KYLE From 1893 to 1908 there was a school located on 4th Street in a frame building. The building may have also been used as a church. The first school on Gasparilla at the north end of th…

Health Clinic to see hearing examiner

August 22, 2024
The Boca Grande Health Clinic will go in front of a Lee County Hearing Examiner Wednesday, Aug. 28, for its proposed new building at 280 Park Avenue. The request comes because the Clinic filed an…

Gen. Flynn speaks at Republican Club

August 22, 2024
Gen. Michael Flynn spoke to members of the West Charlotte County Republican Club on Tuesday, Aug. 21, gathered for their regular meeting at Lemon Bay. Pictured here with Flynn are Arlene Stevens and…

Cape Haze wins delay for septic project

August 22, 2024
A sewer project for the Cape Haze neighborhood has been delayed by the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners. The reason? The roads also need re-paving, and the system could not be planned, bonded…

Real Estate: New permit system integration aids builder process

August 22, 2024
The Charlotte County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller Roger D. Eaton, and the Charlotte County Community Development Department announced the launch of a streamlined building permit…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: From Kentucky, Paris to Griffith Salon, Candace Beye

August 22, 2024
Getting a ride to school on your father’s fishing boat sounds like part of a story from Boca Grande’s History Center. Indeed, those stories are favorites around the island. One of the fun and charmi…

Unassuming local bookstore, Book Worm, offers 20,000 titles

August 22, 2024
Tucked into the corner of Tiffany Square Plaza in Englewood is a used bookstore with all the charm of a favorite childhood library.  Caitlin Harper runs The Book Worm entirely by herself, working…

Primaries in Lee and Charlotte; wins by Truex and Tiseo

August 22, 2024
The 2024 Primary Elections were held on Tuesday, Aug. 20 with two Lee County Board of Commissioners candidates, as well as two Charlotte County candidates. In Lee County, Commissioner Ray Sandell…

Beacon intern goes on a canalside iguana hunting expedition

August 22, 2024
Iguana hunting is a delicate art, attempted by many, but perfected by few. It was earlier this month when I decided to throw my hat into the ring.  Growing up in urban Illinois, I can’t say I was…

Cones: Grate idea for bikes on bridge

August 22, 2024
Cyclists have the same rights and rules as cars on GIBA Last Thursday, Aug. 15 during the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s quarterly meeting, the board discussed bike safety along the causew…