“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.”
John Muir, naturalist and poet
Last week, residents of Fl…
At top, plans for one of the two solar projects in front of the Historic Preservation Board. The panels are on the rear of the house so they are not visible from Gilchrist Avenue. The board decided…
Lumen Technologies, the parent company of old CenturyLink, Gasparilla Island’s landline telephone company, has had a major stock run-up this summer, due to speculator interest in demand for artifici…
The Boca Beacon’s Visitor’s Guide is the only promotional magazine for travelers to Gasparilla Island, and an essential for advertisers, as it is the key to one of Florida’s wealthiest zip code, 339…
Island real estate not easy to categorize; values hold steady
If property owners have questions about their assessments that came out in recently sent Truth in Millage notices (TRIM), they have u…
A half-million gallons of rainy sewage leaked onto the Gasparilla Island Water Authority plant grounds after Hurricane Debby. The spill was at 2:05 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5. It did not go into the Bay…
Charlotte County government meetings for the coming week.
Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, 1:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Board, Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle, Room 119, Por…
BocaGrandeChamber.com, 941.964.0568
Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce upcoming events
• Thursday, Sept. 26, 5 to 7 p.m. All American Tri-Chamber Mixer with hot dogs, hamburgers and apple pi…
A youth fishing tournament will be held at the 7th Street Beach Access due to the temporary closure of the Boca Grande Fishing Pier. It will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. Tournam…
Appreciation and props due for the staff of Gasparilla Island State Park, who have taken over the trash receptacle at 480 Gulf Blvd. near Turtleback Condos. It replaces an old Lee County Recreation…
