Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Events, Sports & Outdoors.
Jessica Pate, the lead scientist for the Florida Manta Project, will be in town on Thursday, Feb. 22 to speak on The Mysterious Manta Rays of Florida. Pate started the Florida Manta Project in 2016 as a part of the work of the Marine Megafauna Foundation. She will be here as part of a lecture […]
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On Friday, Feb. 9, there was a report to the Boca Grande Fire Department of a flipped golf cart. The report came at 10:28 p.m. from 1800 block of Gasparilla Road, with multiple patients and some bleeding. There were no serious injuries, however, according to Boca Grande Fire Department Chief C.W. Blosser.
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Two projects, including a signature house at 181 Gilchrist Ave., were unanimously approved by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The proposed house on Gilchrist is a two-story design. A site plan submitted by Daily Janssen Architects of Palm Beach showed the proposed two-story cottage on Gilchrist to be situated next […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community History.
The second History Bytes program for 2024 featured Boca Grande native Carolyn Parkinson Nabers sharing about her mother’s life on the island. Mary Ellen Vickers Parkinson was “a true Southern lady,” she said. Carolyn spoke to a full crowd in the Johann Fust Library Loggia on Wednesday morning next to a table filled with historic […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Editor’s Note: This electronic story was updated after deadline to include comments and an an update from Lee County. A wheelchair-accessible access point at 5th Street, damaged during recent hurricanes, remains closed. The access point is the only beach ramp immediate to downtown, and the only wheelchair accessible beach access point immediately next to handicapped […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The unsettled weather patterns this year has the water temperatures in the backcountry on the cooler side. But, with the water being fairly cool, the fish have still been biting. Some nice redfish have been caught on the incoming tides using both live bait and artificial. If you like to fly […]
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The Community House was filled with art-minded people last Saturday night for the Boca Grande Art Center’s Fishing in Paradise fish art show. Below, some photos by the Boca Beacon’s Matt Gutman for the event on Saturday, Feb. 3.
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Last fall, the Lee County Supervisor of Elections office introduced BallotTrax, a secure ballot tracking and notification service that provides voters with a series of updates on the status of their vote-by-mail ballot through email, text, and phone alerts during an election. Lee County voters can sign up for BallotTrax and customize their notification preferences […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Anne Beatty is amazed that she is still being called to do the things she is good at, and things she loves doing. She knows not everyone who reaches 81 can do that. The credit, she believes, goes to a number of things and people, but the real credit, she gives to God. Anne, herself, […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History.
Two projects, including a signature house at 181 Gilchrist Ave., will go before Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The proposed new house on Gilchrist is a two-story new design. A site plan submitted by Daily Janssen Architects of West Palm Beach shows the proposed two-story cottage on Gilchrist to be situated […]