Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Featured News, News, Real Estate.
A new nine-acre apartment development behind the Ace and Apulia, and adjacent to Cape Haze Resort, was to go in front of Charlotte County’s Planning and Zoning Board on Monday, but it has been deferred until February. Charlotte County had scheduled the public hearing to consider the project by Hutton MF Cape Haze, LLC for […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
A supposed conflict resolution meeting on Monday morning between Charlotte County and Lee County got no further in resolving the differences on beach access and parking in Boca Grande. The meeting, held at the Punta Gorda Charlotte Library, was a state-mandated session between the two counties. The process is called Chapter 164, designed expressly for […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
To best serve patients during the busy season, the Boca Grande Health Clinic is adding two physicians to provide seasonal coverage for same-day and urgent-care services. “When something unexpected happens – an illness, an injury or a concern that can’t wait – patients shouldn’t have to leave the island for timely care,” said Mark Driscoll, […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: Monday’s conflict resolution meeting between Lee and Charlotte County over the Lee parking ordinance was the shortest political meeting I’ve ever attended. What? 20-some minutes INCLUDING the pledge of allegiance? For a “seasoned” politician, commissioner Kevin Ruane seemed overly sensitive to people’s murmurs of skepticism of the public hearings he claims were […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic was canceled due to COVID-19. The first COVID shots were distributed at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. TEN YEARS AGO The new swing bridge opened to traffic for the first time. The new 22-foot-tall bridge had been under construction since 2012. Happy VanBeuren and her dog, Penny, […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Next week, Charlotte County will submit an application to the state for help in acquiring two properties in Placida that abut Coral Creek and the Causeway intersection. This discussion is good. We need more public lands and publicly accessible places in Charlotte County, indeed across Florida. We also need open-space lands to absorb the things, […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
An interesting idea for New Year’s Eve 2026. What if, instead of a ball drop or some other countdown, we de-levitated a Boca Nut from the Boca Beacon at an earlier time, when some other island nation drops the ball? Then we could get New Year’s over with and go on about our business, with […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
In spite of the arrival of mid-week cold weather, there were still families out visiting local beaches. Over the weekend, when temps were in the 70s, island parking lots filled and there were some complaints online that lots at Gasparilla Island State Park had filled up. Families who had come for vacation, however, were still […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
A car accident at Gasparilla Road and 13th Street had no injuries, though Lee County EMS was called out as a precaution. Please drive carefully and slowly in the New Year. […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Banyan Street lost another banyan tree this week. Crews were out Monday removing a tree in the middle of the block, on the south side of the street. “DOT had to subcontract the removal of the tree you are referencing due to its proximity to major powerlines,” said Betsy Clayton, Lee County communications director, in […]