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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: April Miano

Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.

When April Miano gets a new job, she is all in with it. That is why you will see her in her first stage play ever, now that she is box office manager for the Royal Palm Players. She will play a couple of roles in the November staging of “The Dining Room” on Boca Grande.

April arrived at the Royal Palm Players by chance, if you believe in such things, around January of this year. She and her husband Joe had had enough of the “salt life,” living on a sailboat, and decided to make their land-based home in Rotonda West. Searching for a job, she saw an opening at the Royal Palm Players and went for it. The rest is history.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Local Toys for Tots program already getting ready for Christmas, donations being accepted

Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.

To the Editor: I know it seems early, but the Charlotte County “Toys for Tots” campaign  has already begun. Please email Toys for Tots if you have any questions at charlotte.county.florida@toysfortots.org.   The following is the timeline for the program this year: • Application Open Date: 10/1/2023 (date campaign begins accepting toy applications) • Application […]

Boca Grande Lighthouse work yet to commence …  but will soon

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Community History.

Work has still not yet begun on repairs to the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. 

“A start date is anticipated within the next 30 days,” said Brooke Keck, of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in an email to the Boca Beacon. 

“Repairs have yet to be started as we are awaiting the last of the county building permits to be issued and for materials to be delivered.”

Boca Grande Halloween Carnival/Fall Festival scheduled

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community.

The island’s annual Halloween Carnival, sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation, Friends of Boca Grande and the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, will be held on  Thursday, Oct. 26, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st St., Boca Grande. This is a free, family-friendly festival for kids of all […]

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Columns, Community History.

FIVE YEARS AGO At a public hearing, Charlotte County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt a small-scale plan amendment – which included a change from resource conservation to commercial zoning and building heights to 39.9 feet –  at The Fishery property.  TEN YEARS AGO We got 7.5 inches of rain in one week, leaving […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fifth Street Beach Access closed as a safety precaution

Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.

To the Editor: The Fifth Street Beach Access on Boca Grande has been closed as a safety precaution because Hurricane Idalia eroded the beach and washed away the access ramp.  The Beach Access points north and south of Fifth Street remain open. Visit leeparks.org for more details. Residents and visitors are reminded that Gasparilla State […]

Local officials lead Florida seacoast recovery conference

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, News.

Local experts on seacoast ecology are leading state efforts to reconcile scheduled beach replenishment and the environment at the second Florida Resilience Conference, set for Sept. 27-29 in Fort Lauderdale. The conference brings together local, national and international experts to address issues with Florida’s beaches and waterways.

One of the lead speakers is Michael Poff, a Lee County professional engineer. His work includes getting the Federal Emergency Management Association, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and dozens of other parties to sign off on regularly scheduled Lee County beach rebuilding efforts and at the same time, repair the damage from Hurricane Ian. 

“They all have to agree on everything,” said Poff, who is who is president of Coastal Engineering Consultants. “It’s one less disturbance to the environment.”

OBITUARY: Annie Parsons

Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Featured News, Obituaries.

Annie Elizabeth Oakley Parsons, 84, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Annie was born to Cary and Mildred Oakley on July 10, 1939, in Dora, Alabama. Due to her ever-loving and devoted parents, she enjoyed an amazing childhood growing up in the countryside in Gorgas, Alabama. She earned bachelor’s degrees in […]

Historic Board’s denial of Gilchrist CoA heard by HEX examiner

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

The case of the property at 161/181 Gilchrist Avenue went before the Lee County Hearing Examiner on Tuesday, Sept. 12, with a full house in the audience and two attorneys giving their sides of the story.

Donna Marie Collins, Esq. heard Attorney Megan Strayhorn, representing the property owners, gave her presentation first. She outlined the facts of the April meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board and explained that while the COA in front of the board was to approve the building of a home and several accessory buildings on the two-strap property, controversy about the Whispering Bench took precedent over the matter at hand.