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2022 Gasparilla Island Bike Parade and Spring Fair: Let the good times roll!
April 1, 2022
Here’s a link to complete photo footage from this annual event, sponsored each year by Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Grande Woman’s Club!
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Charlotte County commissioners ‘bit the apple,’ bought two of four lots for boat parking, kayak launch project
April 1, 2022
BY SHEILA EVANS
Charlotte County commissioners attended a meeting on Tuesday, March 22 that included the decision to unanimously give the go-ahead to purchasing two parcels of environmentally s…
Did you miss getting your phone book?
April 1, 2022
Did you miss our 4-Digit drive-thru days? If so, no worries. Stop by the office and check in with us, and we can accomodate. The first copy for residents in the book is free, any copy after that i…
Boca Grande’s secrets to longevity
April 1, 2022
As part of our year-long celebration of the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s 75th anniversary, the Clinic is pleased to launch a short series of web videos that capture some of the “secrets” to having …
Lee County announces timeline for dog park, says tennis court status still up in the air
April 1, 2022
Lee County Communications Director Betsy Clayton confirmed this week that the Wheeler Road dog park construction is set to begin in June and will take five months to complete.
The park will inc…
Boca Beacon staff up for nine awards in Florida Better Weekly contest
April 1, 2022
The staff of the Boca Beacon is up for nine awards in the Florida Better Weekly Newspaper contest, held by the Florida Press Association annually. Newspapers from all over the state compete in thi…
Lit Forum to discuss ‘Water Dancer’
April 1, 2022
with guests Ardrey and Hammond
The Literature Forum’s March session featured an animated discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Water Dancer,” with popular presenter Charles Clarke providing his usua…
The ‘Process’
April 1, 2022
Hanging an art show isn’t nearly as easy as you think
BY BARBARA H HUGHES
Tonalism was a nineteenth century art movement seeking the return to nature in a world, which had rapidly turned tow…