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Safe cooking for holiday gatherings
November 20, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- The community has taken precautions to ensure the safety of the public, so the last thing you want to do at a time like this is make your family sick from an overly thawed or und…
Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board vetoes approval of National Register of Historic Places nomination 4-2
November 14, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board voted 4-2 against supporting a nomination for a portion of the Boca Grande residential historic district to be placed on the National …
Let’s make masks go viral
November 13, 2020
BY LAUREN HANA MD, BGHC- If you’re like me, many of you may remember the shampoo commercial from the 1970s, in which one young girl (actually, Heather Locklear) told two friends how great her shamp…
An important message about Boca Bargains
November 13, 2020
STAFF REPORT- Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Boca Bargains will NOT open its doors in November. However, the shop will open by appointment only, beginning on December 1. In accordance with…
GIBA meeting provides financials in end-of-year recap
November 13, 2020
STAFF REPORT- The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s quarterly board meeting was held on Tuesday, November 10 to discuss fiscal results and announce changes to the board. The meeting marked the e…
Boca Grande Art Center to host ‘welcome back’ fall art show November 19-22
November 13, 2020
STAFF REPORT- The Boca Grande Art Center will hold their opening show November 19-22, at 236 Banyan St. There will be a “members only” Opening Preview on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
PROFILE: Khoreen Vetter
November 13, 2020
An environmentalist, an adventure seeker… BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Nature enthusiast Khoreen Vetter has been welcomed to the island by Lee County Parks and Recreation as a new specialist and camp couns…
The Island School, Charlotte County schools closed on Monday for Eta
November 9, 2020
STAFF REPORT – School has already been canceled for Island School students, as well as for Charlotte and Sarasota County students, preceding Tropical Storm/Hurricane Eta. As of 9:20 p.m. Eta was st…
Mail-in vote total almost equal to Election Day voters at Boca Grande’s Precinct 18
November 6, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There weren’t too many surprises in the unofficial final election results from the Precinct 18 polling place at the Boca Grande Community Center, as the Republican candidates sw…
New State Rep. Adam Botana sits down with the Boca Beacon: Water quality is of the utmost importance
November 6, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Adam Botana didn’t necessarily ever have a focus on being a politician, and to this day claims he is not one. However, our water quality issues are one of the primary reasons he …