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Briefly: Barrier Island Fire Service seeks board volunteer
April 19, 2024
The Barrier Island Fire Service Municipal Service Benefit Unit Advisory Board is seeking a volunteer to fill a vacant position with term ending Oct. 31, 2025. Applicants must be residents of Charl…
Letters: Joni Mitchell song describes our local predicament
April 19, 2024
To the Editor:
As Joni Mitchell sang “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”
My eyes could not believe the likes of the building plans for the Island located longitude and latitude a…
The limits of our earth on this day
April 19, 2024
Earth Day is coming up this weekend. This week, we have a column about Earth Day from Delores Savas as well as a small article about one of the Earth Day activities in our news section. There are …
Design contracts awarded for Ian-damaged parks
April 19, 2024
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday April 16, 2024 to award design contracts for the Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier and nearby Lynn Hall Memorial Park, both of which were destroyed …
Earth Day features Bass Labs talk, events in Cedar Point
April 19, 2024
Earth Day is Monday, April 22 this year. This year’s theme is “Planet vs. Plastics,” which casts a spotlight on the issue of plastic pollution. Organizers are calling for a 60-percent reduction in…
Florida issues tarpon best practices for the 2024 season
April 19, 2024
When fishing for tarpon this season, be sure to use best fishing practices to keep silver kings reigning. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission consulted a number of external partn…
Henry Becton and Oakley Johnson win Laser model sailboat regatta
April 19, 2024
The Basin Sailing Yacht Club held its annual “Island Championships” this past Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse lagoon. Racing conditions were great, though mixed, with a Northwest…
Town hall addresses Lee/Charlotte cooperation
April 19, 2024
Charlotte County elected officials and representatives gathered at the community center on Wednesday, April 17 for a townhall meeting to discuss topics of concern submitted by Gasparilla Island ci…
New phase of summer restoration for Mercabo Cove approved
April 19, 2024
Tidal shelf planted with red mangroves; view will be softenend to hide seawall
BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION & IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Impr…
Post office responds to complaints
April 19, 2024
The last months have been marked by a number of new complaints to the Boca Beacon about missing packages and returned mail at the Boca Grande Post Office.
Lecia Hall, a public relations represe…