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Watson Wu at Silver King Custom Homes

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News.

Watson Wu with his framed canvas print which now hangs in the office of Silver King Custom Homes at the north end of Gasparilla Island. ImagesByWatson.com  Photo by Matt 

Undoing the damage: The more confusing it gets

Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.

The more I learn and discover, the more confusing it gets. I am amazed, as we all are, by our great weather. Of course, it will change, but everything changes. This might come out scattered, but that’s how it comes to me. Thanks for understanding. I was able to participate in the Everglades City Seafood […]

The working waterfront, an essential public space

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Editorial.

One of the better second-hand anecdotes we heard about Boca Grande this year was of a cranky house guest who was unsatisfied at the number of luxury boutiques in Boca Grande, having experienced Palm Beach. She could not fathom that there were not more luxury goods shops here. Where was the Worth Avenue? After telling […]

ESSAY: JIM BLAHA

Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.

To Jimmy: A birthday letter to my son Editor’s Note: At the age of two, Jimmy Blaha had a craniopharyngioma the size of a lime on the pituitary gland, which was removed. At age four, located in the same area, an arachnoid cyst was removed. These surgeries left him legally blind, academically challenged, with a […]

Disaster Fund Thank You

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News.

BY LARRY HANNAH, SHARON CROSS, MARY O’BANNONSTEPHANIE NEWMAN Dear Boca Grande Community, On behalf of the Boca Grande Disaster Fund, we extend our deepest gratitude for your unwavering support in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The generosity and compassion of this community have been nothing short of extraordinary, allowing us to provide critical […]

Lee County discontinues adding fluoride to water

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News, Sports & Outdoors.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to discontinue adding fluoride to Lee County Utilities drinking water.  Lee County Utilities (LCU) is one of about 10 utility providers in Lee County, including municipal operations and independent providers. Tuesday’s decision is effective immediately and only impacts LCU customers; GIWA on the island does not […]

Woman thrown from golf cart on Harbor Drive last Sunday

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.

On Sunday on Harbor Drive, a 66-year-old female was injured when she fell off her golf cart. The EMS call at 2:30 p.m. noted that she was knocked out cold for five seconds, and was bleeding from her head. Boca Grande Fire Department Chief C.W. Blosser said that the cart happened to hit a speed […]