Annual Christmas Walk Saturday
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2015 Christmas Walk in downtown Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Taste of Boca Grande tickets available Dec. 1
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Want to be one of the first to have your 14th Annual Taste of Boca Grande tickets? The event will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 at the Boca Bay Pass Club. The event starts at 6 p.m. Enjoy fabulous food from over 20 local restaurants, great beer and wine and live music from the […]
GICIA asks everyone to consider the importance of Mercabo purchase
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Featured News, Letters to the Editor, News.
■ BY MISTY NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GICIA The GICIA has set its sights on Mercabo (the 30-acre parcel at the entrance to the Boca Grande Causeway). With the threat of development looming and Charlotte County again amending their comprehensive plan to allow for an increase in density from the current 3.5 units up […]
This weekend Turkey Hoops, next weekend Christmas Walk
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Beacon and Lee County Parks & Recreation is proud, once again, to sponsor the 2015 Turkey Hoop Shoot. It will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 and begins at 10 a.m. Register the day of the event between 9:15 and 9:45 a.m. on the basketball courts of the Boca Grande […]
GICIA sets sights on $20 million Mercabo purchase
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announced this week that board members will be working in earnest in the next few weeks to secure pledges from community members to purchase the Mercabo facility at the base of the Boca Grande Causeway. The purchase price of the property is $20,600,000. According to the GICIA, an […]
Forum to discuss FPL land purchase set for November
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
By Marcy Shortuse A community hearing date has been set to discuss a matter very vital to the Boca Grande community: The purchase of the FPL land at the southern tip of the island, possibly for $20 million. In an inquiry to FPL’s representatives on Thursday it was determined that the land is under contract, […]
Please, don’t obstruct the beach walkway
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Fire Board approves tax increase
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BY SUSAN ERWIN The Boca Grande Fire Control District held a hearing on Wednesday evening announcing a final decision on a proposed tax increase. Board members unanimously passed the proposed increase. Last week, BGFCD tentatively adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy. Last year’s property tax levy had an initial proposed levy of […]
Tickets expected to go fast for the BGHS ‘Lunch with the Legends’
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The Orange Blossom Express will be pulling into Boca Grande once again – bringing with it some of the most recognizable figures from the island’s past to a Lunch with the Legends, sponsored by the Boca Grande Historical Society. The event will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3 at The […]
First youth fishing tourney of the season set for next weekend
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The first youth fishing tournament of the season will be held Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier from 9 to 11 a.m. The tournaments are sponsored by the Boca Beacon, Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Grande Marina.