Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Community, Featured News.
Three Special Certificates of Appropriateness were heard at the monthly Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, held at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. However, it was two announcements regarding the proposed sidewalk amendment and the National Register of Historic Places nomination that took center stage in the conversation. Board […]
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STAFF REPORT – At the monthly meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Nov. 10at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, three Special Certificates ofAppropriateness will be heard. The first is the Addis Residence, 267 Palm Avenue. The applicant requests approval to convert aportion of the living space into […]
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William (Bill) Joseph Abbott, 84, of Monticello passed away peacefully at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 19, 2021) at Kirby Medical Center, Monticello. Bill was born on Oct. 4, 1937, in Monticello, the son of Avery and Anna (Thomas) Abbott. He married Tamara (Miller) Fox on June 2, 1979, in Monticello. Bill is survived by his […]
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To the Editor: Residents and tourists come to Florida’s iconic waters for recreation and enjoyment, but unfortunately many state waterways have become more polluted and dangerous. In fact, nearly one million acres of coastal estuaries and 9,000 miles of Florida’s streams and rivers are verified impaired for fecal indicator bacteria. FIB indicates the presence of […]
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Jim Blaha knows that to tell a story, you need many voices. To tell the story of black history in Boca Grande, Jim reached out to the Blanchard House in Punta Gorda. “The Blanchard House had been closed for a time because of the pandemic. When they had their grand reopening on September 18th, those […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The question of who owns the beach – and the water, for that matter – along Charlotte Harbor at Hill Tide Estates has been raised again, as there is now a semi-permanent fence at the southern boundary of the gated community … a fence that stretches out into the water during […]
Written by Susan Hanafee on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Promotional material has been mailed. Fingers are crossed. Boca Grande’s not-for-profits are hoping that everything can return to the way it was before the COVID pandemic struck – even though they can’t be 100 percent certain. “As much as we want things to be back to normal and have planned for that, things aren’t normal […]
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For many people, retiring to a house on the beach is the American dream. Residents of Boca Grande enjoy boating and tarpon fishing, white sugar-sand beaches and for decades, subsidized federal flood insurance just in case a hurricane comes ashore. Many Florida residents will soon be required to pay more for flood insurance due to […]
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 […]
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BGHPB discusses that, and more The question of how many times a homeowner can request changes to a historic property in a given period was front and center at Wednesday’s meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board. The answer boils down to whatever the Board is willing to tolerate, according to Lee County Principal […]