Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in News.
BY JACK SHORT Representatives of 111 Damfiwill, LLC., presented plans to the public on Tuesday, March 10, to renovate the shop at 360 Park Ave. and build a restaurant next door, at 354 Park Ave., and to provide off site parking at 421 Palm Ave. because of limited space near the proposed restaurant. Because the […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Education, News.
Heads are spinning within the Lee County School District, as the school board voted 3-2 to opt the district out of standardized testing. The decision was made on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and it made history.
Lee County is now the first county in Florida to opt out of the tests. What that means to supporters of the school board’s decision is that students will no longer be in dread of being held back because they failed the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, and that they will be graded on their schoolwork … not on their FCAT scores.
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, News, Police & Fire, Sports & Outdoors.
Nov. 15 date set The Boca Grande Fire Department is putting on The Grande Firehouse 5K on Saturday, Nov. 15. The run will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center and end on Banyan Street. Post-race activities will continue at the Community Center with refreshments. Participants must register online as there is […]
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Above, members of the Chamber at last year’s Educate Boca Golf Scramble. File photo The Educate Boca Golf Scramble Tournament is set for Monday, Oct. 6 returning this year to The Gasparilla Inn & Club. The scholarship tournament is annually held by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce to raise money for the Boca […]
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At the Florida Press Association’s annual conference and awards, the Boca Beacon won 19 awards in the weekly paper category. The awards ceremony, held on Aug. 1 at the Sunseeker Resort, recognized the newspaper for its work in photography, journalism and community service. Since 1989, the Beacon has won 76 first-place awards in the weekly […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
September is the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season; here are ways to prepare for storms that will not only make homeowners’ lives easier, but also ease the burden for first responders. The first thing is to make sure that all grills, and anything with a propane gas tank is unplugged and secured, said Boca […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Featured News, News.
There will be a new entrance at the Boca Grande Community Center, after approval by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday. Vice Chair Peggy Stanley presided over the meeting, with board members Becky Paterson, Paul Eddy, Jerry Edgerton, Dennis Maloomian, and Barbara Wickwire attending, and Janet Miller and Planner Peter Blackwell of Lee […]
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The next phase of beach renourishment at Gasparilla Island State Park, near the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, is now underway, with sand being moved into place. Barring any unforseen issues or circumstances, this project should be wrapped up by mid-September. Check out the Boca Grande webcam at bocabeacon.com to watch live renourishment progress. […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Our lives fly by; The impressions we make to young are permanent Today’s times are faster than we can deal with frequently. Take to the outdoors to refresh and recover. Many of us like fishing and boating to get away from the grind. Others maybe a walk in the woods, just get outside. Traffic, congestion, […]
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Naturalist wonders on Hemingway’s six-toed cats on a Key West journey BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER Key West is America’s southernmost city. Cuba is only 90 nautical miles away. It’s a city steeped in nautical history that boasts many eccentricities and oddities that are found nowhere else. One life-is-stranger-than-fiction oddity is the population of six-toed cats […]