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February 27, 2025

Old Placida bunkhouse may yet return to fishery

Charlotte County is now looking to return the old Placida Bunkhouse back to Placida for restoration, in a site possibly north of the Causeway stoplight. Resident John Valickas has been working wi…

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Hurricane rehabs on Preservation Board agenda

February 27, 2025

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, March 12 at 10 a.m., at the Community Center Auditorium, 131 1st…

When radio came to Boca Grande: Gasparilla Island in the Roaring Twenties

February 27, 2025

BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER The Roaring Twenties and The Jazz Age are just a few of the labels that historians have ap…

History Bytes: Capt. Van Hubbard talks of marine habitat and blessings

February 27, 2025

Laughter and tears mixed freely as Capt. Van Hubbard recalled the fishing life of Boca Grande in the days gone by, especially throughout the 1980s…

Preservation Board approves cottage

February 20, 2025

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved one project at their regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The project was a request to elevat…

Building permit speed addressed at Preservation Board

February 20, 2025

At the most recent Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, the issue of the speed of Lee County building permits came up. Member Becky Pate…

History Bytes: Dusty Hopkins recalling the early days of the Boca Beacon

February 20, 2025

Dusty Hopkins knows how to tell a good story. It is one of the things that makes him a natural as the owner and publisher of the iconic Boca Grande…

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