Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community.
On Thursday, Nov. 4 the possibility of the National Register of Historic Places nomination proposed for the residential historic district of Boca Grande becoming a reality faded one more step into the distance … and possibly for good … as the Florida Department of State’s National Historic Review Board unanimously decided that the district was […]
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On Tuesday, Nov. 2 Lee County Commissioners unanimously approved the ordinance that will determine the way shopkeepers and property owners are allowed to keep their storefronts in Boca Grande. The decision was made at their monthly meeting. The ordinance will be formalized at the commissioners’ December 7 monthly meeting.There will be no other public presentations […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
Moving the water south seemed to be the theme of the Tuesday, Oct. 26 meeting held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the project delivery team in charge of the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual. Known as LOSOM, the project will determine the new outflow direction from the lake when the water is […]
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The first performance of the 2021-22 Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. when the Castalian Quartet takes the state. General admission tickets are $45, reserved tickets are $75 and sponsor-level tickets are $250. The show will take place in the Boca Grande Community Center […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Community, News.
It was a simpler time. A time when children would watch “Father Knows Best” and “The Brady Bunch” in their feety pajamas. A time when the best ride in town was a banana seat bicycle with playing cards clipped to the tire with a clothes pin. A time when children played outside for hours unsupervised, […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
Breast cancer treatment has come a long way in the past 100 years. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was believed that breast cancer was an infectious disease whose spread was expedited by surgery. One of the prominent surgeons of the day, James Syme (1799-1870) from Edinburgh, believed that surgery shouldn’t be attempted […]
Written by Susan Hanafee on . Posted in News.
It was seven months ago that demolition began on the Boca Bay Pass Club’s $3.5 million renovation. Today, despite a few headaches caused by the ongoing COVID pandemic, the remodeling is moving along nicely. Drywall and hardwood flooring have been installed in the expanded Grille Room (Paradise Room), which contains a wall of glass doors […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Education.
Teachers around the country faced unprecedented challenges as they began the 2021-22 school year. From varying mask mandates, attendance issues and dealing with the social-emotional crisis created by the pandemic, the challenges facing our educators are staggering and complex from expected and unexpected sources. At first, it seemed as if the worst might be behind […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Featured News, News.
It was spring of 2017 and Kathy James was living her best life. “I was a very busy mom of four, plus two chocolate labs & a bunny. I also worked part-time at the free clinic.” In addition to being a mother of four children ranging in age from 12 to 21 years, Kathy was […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: On Friday, September 24 about 8 a.m. while running along the beach I found a dead sea turtle some 50 yards north of the 1st Street beach access lying on its back with fishing wire about its neck and a hook in its mouth missing a portion of its right flipper. Sad […]