Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 123 samples from and offshore of Southwest Florida. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 79 samples from Southwest Florida: 27 in Sarasota County, five in Charlotte County, four in Lee County. In Southwest Florida over the past week, brevis was observed […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
Boca Grande community members are invited to join Lee County officials at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, for a ribbon cutting and sneak peek at Lee County Parks & Recreation’s soon-to-open dog park on Wheeler Road. The specific opening date for the Wheeler Road Community Dog Park is yet to be announced. But the ribbon […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News.
The Easter Egg Hunt at the Boca Grande Community Center is a tradition that isn’t missed by many families, including those who live here and those who live far away and visit at that time every year. In fact, there are great-grandmothers who take their great-grandchildren to the hunt now, all with the hope of […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
We have a lot of red tide. Over the past week,red tide was detected in 171 samples from and offshore of Southwest Florida. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 94 samples from Southwest Florida including 22 in and offshore of Sarasota County, 9 in and offshore of Charlotte County and 25 in and offshore […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Legal, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The Charlotte County Property Appraiser is now accepting 2024 exemption applications. Homestead exemption applications can now be filed online. Visit cccappraiser.com for further instructions. In addition, applications may be filed in person at one of the office locations, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte; South County Annex, 410 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda; and […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages.
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO We said goodbye to Pedalin’ Patty, and a new toll system was announced that would be implemented within a few months. TEN YEARS AGO Save the Tarpon was born and held a shindig at the Boca Grande Community Center. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO There were killer bees infesting the island’s […]
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A group of Gasparilla Island residents, emergency workers and organization heads have gotten together to form a group called the Community Cell Tower Committee. Their goal in the meetings that have taken place in the last month and a half is to keep progressing our problem – the lack of a permanent cell phone tower – until it is no longer a problem.
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So how do contractors or lot owners find a way to still sell or develop a lot and still manage to be a responsible human? The answer lies in several different directions, including on-site relocation, offsite relocation, a “10 or fewer burrow” permit or hiring an authorized permit holder to come help with relocation.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
It took a minute, but the kayak launch at 19th Street is back in business! The launch, part of the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail (a 190-mile marked canoe and kayak trail that meanders through the coastal and inland waters of Lee County) had originally been altered with large river rock and railroad ties to […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 107 samples from and offshore of Southwest Florida, and one from Florida’s East Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 59 samples from Southwest Florida: five in Manatee County, 18 in Sarasota County, nine in Charlotte County, 21 in and offshore […]