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Girl recovering after shark bite near 22nd Street

Surgeons were able to reattach hand A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a nine-year-old girl was injured by an apparent shark bite on the 2200 block of Shore Lane, according to Lee EMS alerts. The 911 alert, which went out at 12:11 p.m., re…

Reopening planned for parking and canoe access at Boca Grande Fishing Pier

Charlotte County is working to reopen the parking lot and roadway at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, which has been closed since Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “We are repairing the parking lot and roadway as well as the erosion at the natural canoe/kaya…

Update on Post Office: No date yet for reopening

While there is no date for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office, the USPS has updated the island on repair status for the Beacon. “The repairs at the Boca Grande Post Office are ongoing,” said Carol Hunt, a strategic communications specialist…

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Lee commissioner Mulicka talks on beach access and Boca Grande

In interview last week he shared thoughts after visit Editor’s Note: The Boca Beacon sat down with Commissioner David Mulicka for a profile two weeks ago. He had additional thoughts on beach acc…

Progress continues with Community Center renovations

Progress on the Boca Grande Community Center continues as summer camps are set to begin next week. Friends of Boca Grande, which oversees the renovation, debated raising the whole building earli…

Obtain hurricane passes from the Fire Department

Hurricane season has officially begun and the time to prepare is now. Part of that preparation for Gasparilla Island residents, property owners and business owners should be to obtain hurricane pass…

Tracy Lynn takes First Place for the second week in a row in GIKC

Blaze takes second, again Tracy Lynn won the annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament last Saturday, June 7, put on by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce. There were 33 fi…

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High dunes, nesting loggerheads and a somersault back after hatching

Here and below, ‘cliffs’ of Boca Grande. BGSTA photos BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY A couple of weeks…

Our Lady gets reredos restoration after floods; organ is next on program

At the end of May the sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church looked remarkably like it did before the ravages…

Residents of South Gulf Cove, county to hear of plans by Maronda Homes

A full house is expected Tuesday, June 17, when Maronda Homes takes the microphone at what is billed as a “Town Hall M…

Charlotte County plans on opening of Englewood Beach parking area

Charlotte County has said it is reopening Englewood Beach parking, after a letter from the Englewood Chamber of Commer…

1980s cottage gets redo; wall may help with flooding for Palm Ave. project

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its June 11 meeting. The board met at St. Andrew’…

Coral Creek closures June 12

Coral Creek Bridge will experience temporary lane closures from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, June 12, through Friday, J…

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