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Captains Brecken Stinnett and Will Waterhouse are installing the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association bulletin board on Park Avenue between Hudson’s and Gasparilla Outfitters, next to the Beacon. Inside, it has a snazzy tarpon mount. The previous had been damaged years ago. It has telephone numbers of each guide. […]
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Glenn Scarpa of Scarpa’s Coastal was recently interviewed by Bloomberg Wall Street Week for a feature on insurance costs in Florida and across the United States. Reached last week, Scarpa said he was not sure how they had found him for the interview. The show showed the interior of Scarpa’s, and how high water had […]
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The Johann Fust Library Foundation team is working hard to restore the library so it can reopen soon. In the meantime, the foundation invites you back to its courtyard and loggia on Friday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m., for the first event of the 2024-2025 season, featuring author Lynn Stegner. Author and publisher Nan Doyal […]
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Four volunteers for program agree on each situation and meet with businesses and orgs The Boca Grande Disaster Fund is now approaching $3.5 million in donations to support the recovery of the business and nonprofit community of the island. Donations will continue to be accepted until Dec. 31. The fund, which is run through Lighthouse […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners appointed Commission Chairman Kevin Ruane as chair of the Tourist Development Council. Ruane, who is District 1 Commissioner, was named BOCC chairman on Nov. 19. He replaces TDC Chairman and Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass. Ruane was first elected to the BOCC in November 2020 after serving as the […]
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St. David’s Jubilee Center offers a food pantry, free clothes closet and special programs throughout the year, including an annual Christmas Shoppe to support Englewood residents in need. The Christmas Shoppe allows parents or guardians to “shop” for their children so that every child can have presents under the tree on Christmas, said Executive Director […]
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Charlotte County coastal staff and the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers participated in a beach cleanup last Wednesday, Dec. 11 to get Milton debris off the beach. “Would like to give a big thank you to the wonderful beachgoers who walk the beach and created stockpiles of debris since Milton,” said Susie […]
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The farmer’s market, which is usually held Fridays during season at Wheeler Road, could likely look a little different this spring. Currently, they are looking for a temporary site for the market until Wheeler Road is cleaned up from hurricane debris. The location at Wheeler is not going to be available until mid-February at the […]
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Each Christmas, the Boca Beacon publishes an island calendar for its readers. This year, the photos are of Gasparilla Island, or as the locals might say “Our Boca Grande.” After going through three hurricanes the past few years, the island has changed a little. We look at why we love Boca Grande and Gasparilla Island […]
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Friends of Boca Grande are now operating out of old marine containers for offices, as they wait for repairs to the Boca Grande Community Center, which was flooded during hurricanes Helene and Milton. The “offices” are in the parking lot of the Crowninshield House, which will be the first building renovated for use after the […]