Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Education, Featured News, News.
While today’s national news is dealing heavily with topics that some are worried should not be taught in our schools, in recognition of Veteran’s Day and the sacrifices of so many military personnel to keep this country free, a new question arises … what is it students are not being taught in our schools? There […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community.
Construction could begin in early 2022 It has been a long, strange, expensive trip for a Boca Grande couple since the day they purchased the property on Gasparilla Road known as “The Fishery.” What started out as a plan to create a bridge club venue has turned into something much more, and this week progress […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, Sports & Outdoors.
Another island tradition is coming up, and if you’re a fly fisherman who loves to fish for redfish you won’t want to miss this one. On Tuesday, Nov. 23 the 26th annual Gasparilla Island Flyfishing Tournament will be held in local waters. Fishing begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m., so make sure […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 4 the possibility of the National Register of Historic Places nomination proposed for the residential historic district of Boca Grande becoming a reality faded one more step into the distance … and possibly for good … as the Florida Department of State’s National Historic Review Board unanimously decided that the district was […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Community, Featured News.
Three Special Certificates of Appropriateness were heard at the monthly Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, held at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. However, it was two announcements regarding the proposed sidewalk amendment and the National Register of Historic Places nomination that took center stage in the conversation. Board […]
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On Tuesday, Nov. 2 Lee County Commissioners unanimously approved the ordinance that will determine the way shopkeepers and property owners are allowed to keep their storefronts in Boca Grande. The decision was made at their monthly meeting. The ordinance will be formalized at the commissioners’ December 7 monthly meeting.There will be no other public presentations […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Wednesday Nov. 3, in the offices of the Authority. Members of the authority were updated on the traffic and revenue figures for the 12 months of the 2021 fiscal year. Toll Revenue was up by comparison with last year by 11 percent in discount […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Featured News, Health & Wellness, News.
The “Grande Rounds” health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation is set to kick off the season on November 16. “Back to Boca” will be the main theme of the first talk, which will feature Clinic physician Raymond A. James, D.O. and Clinic CEO Mark […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Featured News, Obituaries.
BY CARROLL SWAYZE – It is with overwhelming sadness I share the news that my son, Capt. Shannon Lee Hoeckel, left us to fly with the angels on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, forever changing the dynamic of our family and our world.Shannon was born during a wild stormy night on January 21, 1979. When they […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Featured News, News.
It was September 1941 and Leading Aircraftsman R A G Cleave, a British student pilot training at the Lodwick School of Aeronautics in Lakeland, Fla. was getting ready to take flight. Little did he know that this was the day he would become a prisoner of war. As Cleave took off in his Stearman biplane, […]