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The canoe/kayak launch and parking area at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier 5810 Gasparilla Road, Gasparilla Island, FL 33921 reopened officially today. Portable toilets are available on site for public use. The county said that patrons are advised to use caution as fenced off areas that include the pier and pier approach walkway remain closed […]
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Patriotic colors are everywhere! The Pink Pony offers red, white and blue acai bowls. Stop in and grab one or pick up some other delicious treats. Photo submitted
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Shop local as we head in to Independence Day week. Bridget Logue and Kris Boyden show off new Lilly wear at Palm on Park, and Terese Iammarino at Boca Blooms reminds us to stop in and pick up decorations for our golf carts for the upcoming holiday. Some shops are closed for the holiday and […]
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Independence Day is right around the corner, and lineup for Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4 in the gravel lot on the side of the Old Theatre Building. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. Decorate your golf cart in red, white and blue or spectate […]
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The South Gulf Cove Lock is extending its operating hours to 10 p.m., Friday, July 4, to accommodate increased holiday boating traffic. Normal operational hours will resume 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, July 5.
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BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The good news is we have seen our first hatchlings this past week. The bad news is that they hatched and emerged from their nest, but unfortunately a coyote dug them up before they were quite ready. While they were fully formed, they still had their yolk sacs attached, which […]
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The publicly traded firm Blackstone (NYSE: BX), the new owner of Burnt Store Marina just across Charlotte Harbor, has been figured to be a purchaser of the Sunseeker Charlotte Harbor Resort, according to Reuters and Bloomberg reports. Local tourism officials are watching closely, as the 785-room Sunseeker, owned by the airline Allegiant, has been promoting […]
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From Badcock to Lykes, and so many automobile dealers, physicians Above has tournament organizer and director Dixie Hollins with Capt. Wayne Joiner and daughter Effie after winning his four Hollinswood tarpon tournament back in 2003 BY KAREN GRACE Summer in Boca Grande has always been different from winter. The weather is hot 24 hours a […]
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This week the Beacon made a public records request of Lee County to obtain the parking petition that Commissioner Kevin Ruane cited in last week’s commissioners meeting. “I think you all may have received an email from Brent Cross,” Ruane said at the Lee County meeting on June 17. “With that was an attachment of […]
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We write to you today to share news of a recent vote by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Board of Directors. At a special meeting on June 6th, the Board unanimously voted to support the proposed amendment to the Lee County parking ordinance for Boca Grande. We feel that it is important that the club […]