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The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board has resumed its regular schedule of meetings, as the volume of renovations and construction has increased after a hiatus due to the fall hurricanes. Currently, there are a handful of pending historic cases for April 9, as reported at their March meeting. These cases are announced at the end […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
Many things seem more challenging this year. We survived multiple hurricanes and most of us suffered damage, many severe. Red tides hang around threatening us, challenging us to work around minimum big-fish kills so far. So how can you construct a plan that increases your odds of fishing success? We have sophisticated tools that allow […]
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BY JAY WHIPPLE In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells the story of a wealthy man who lived in comfort while a poor man named Lazarus suffered just beyond his gates. Though the rich man ignored Lazarus in life, he later found himself in torment, realizing too late that his selfishness had consequences beyond what […]
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BY KATHY Y. FUTCH A few weeks ago, Delores Savas remembered special island people. I would like to add a few of the ladies who are memorable to me, in no particular order of importance. Watching Mrs. Junkin feed mullet every day at 5 p.m. on her front lawn at the water’s edge to the bald […]
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The eagerly awaited 4-Digit Phone Books are out now. Pick up yours at the Boca Beacon office, 431 Park Ave, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Special parking lot pick up times Tuesday (3/25) or Wednesday (3/26). First copy is free if you are listed; $5 for a second.
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BY LAMAR TOOLE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday, March 5, Jennifer Figge, floral designer and owner of Figge Floral Studio in the greater Boston area, shared her eclectic style of her art- and nature-inspired floral design with the Boca Grande Garden Club. She engaged the audience in lively conversation while creating two horizontal table arrangements […]
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Are you intrigued by the polar explorers and how the media covered their historical expeditions? On Thursday, March 27, at 4 p.m., the Johann Fust Library Foundation will present a Literary Series Event featuring author Darrell Hartman. Mr. Hartman will speak about his book Battle of Ink and Ice in the library courtyard and loggia. […]
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The Boca Beacon has received a draft of an updated parking regulation for Gasparilla Island in Lee County. The draft, which is dated March 19, 2025, was circulated by the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, March 20. The ordinance would define downtown Boca Grande as “certain properties generally bounded by 5th Street to […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
There was no formal agenda item concerning Boca Grande parking at the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, March 18, despite county staff telling attendees last meeting that it would come back up on the 18th. “The reason we didn’t have a public meeting today [about parking in Boca Grande] is four people […]
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Capt. Lemuel “Phil” Woods, a lifelong sportsman, accomplished angler, avid golfer and devoted family man passed away peacefully on March 13, 2025, in Boca Grande, FL. A Tampa native, Phil was born October 8, 1932 to Lemuel Phillips Woods, Sr. and Julia Banks Webb Woods. He spent his early years exploring the Davis Islands and […]