News
2019: Code complaints, the post office and The Promenade
December 27, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Another year in Boca Grande is coming to an end, so it’s time to recap what the headlines have been for 2019. Island residents were just letting their guard down and sticking a toe i…
Preconstruction and other activities planned at Mercabo Preserve
December 27, 2019
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA Excitement is building around the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association’s Mercabo Cove Restoration Project, which is set for groundbreaking on March 1s…
Bicyclist injured on Causeway
December 27, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT On Friday, Dec. 20, a call to 911 for a fall from a bike was received at 2:13 p.m. A Charlotte County emergency response was dispatched to the Boca Grande Causeway. When they arrived…
Boca Grande Camera Club announces season lineup
December 27, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Shana Perry of Love & Perry Photography and Films will be the featured speaker at the Boca Grande Camera Club’s first meeting of 2020 at 10 AM on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the Houghton…
Pickleball on island: Sometimes it’s good to be in a pickle
December 27, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Pickleball. It’s played on tennis courts, but the equipment is different and so are the rules. Island resident Michele Harrison finds the game very intriguing. She recently retired …
Obituary: Virginia M. Lambrecht
December 27, 2019
Virginia McMillan Lambrecht, 79, of Boca Grande, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to James McMillan and Virginia Cutting McMillan and at…
Profile: Rebecca DeRosa
December 27, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Rebecca DeRosa has been keeping busy helping out with charity events this holiday season. She recently led a fundraiser for Boca Grande’s Lighthouse United Methodist Church. More tha…
‘Not in my backyard’ folks upset about Promenade discussion
December 27, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
In another classic case of “don’t kill the messenger,” our Boca Beacon Facebook page went a little nuts last week regarding our article about the orange rocks on The Promenade a…
Please watch out for local wildlife while driving
December 27, 2019
To the Editor and all users of Gasparilla Road: I am so saddened every time I see a dead bird on the side of the road, an obvious victim of a car strike. I want to make people aware of the fact tha…
In response to an earlier letter
December 27, 2019
To the Editor: Responding to the article the “Gift: published 12-20-19. God’s “Gift of Grace is revealed in the bible in John 3:16 and Ephesians 2:8 & 9 which states – For it is by Grace you ha…