Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News, Real Estate, Sports & Outdoors.
Legacy property on island Boca Grande Real Estate has listed the historic Whidden’s Marina, one of Boca Grande’s oldest marinas, for $17.5 million. This waterfront property is situated on 0.94 acres of land with all docks and slips (both wet and dry), multiple structures and buildings. It is zoned as marina commercial. “The Whiddens have […]
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Work at Wheeler Road Community Park is progressing, though there is no firm date for reopening. New turf is being delivered to the site as of Thursday, Feb. 13, and then will be put in place. The sod area will be cordoned off temporarily to allow for unimpeded growth and restoration of the park’s field. […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The more I learn and discover, the more confusing it gets. I am amazed, as we all are, by our great weather. Of course, it will change, but everything changes. This might come out scattered, but that’s how it comes to me. Thanks for understanding. I was able to participate in the Everglades City Seafood […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Editorial.
One of the better second-hand anecdotes we heard about Boca Grande this year was of a cranky house guest who was unsatisfied at the number of luxury boutiques in Boca Grande, having experienced Palm Beach. She could not fathom that there were not more luxury goods shops here. Where was the Worth Avenue? After telling […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Featured News, News, Real Estate.
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board is set to hold its first meeting since September, on Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. The meeting will include one project: a request to elevate a guest house at 300 Third Street, seen at right, from a county supplied file. The cottage will be raised five feet 1¼ inches. […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, Health & Wellness, News.
The Lee Board of County Commissioners will hold a regular meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. On the agenda is an item to authorize land development code amendments for parking requirements in Boca Grande. This item would provide staff with direction to draft amendments to the Land Development Code to address parking requirements […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Community History, Featured News, News.
Goodbye to a longtime family spring break tradition, at least this year. There will be no Spring Bike Path Parade or Spring Fair, according to the Boca Grande Woman’s Club. The Boca Grande Woman’s Club will have a spring event, however, on March 29. Specific details are not yet finalized, but they are working on […]
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The Johann Fust Community Library, 1040 West 10th St., Boca Grande, will reopen at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4. The library was closed due to damage from Hurricane Milton. Regular operating hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.a The County Library System has […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
Water quality problems bigger than Lake Okeechobee BY BRANDON SHULER Much recent hay has been made about the current Lake Okeechobee discharges fueling a low-intensity red tide (Karenia brevis) event occurring roughly Naples to Sarasota significantly north of the Caloosahatchee. While some of the recent focus has been on Lake Okeechobee, many of these accusations […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Editorial.
This upcoming Feb. 21 is the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Boca Grande Bike Path. Pictured here is a drawing by the late Patti Middleton to promote that opening celebration back in 1985. It appeared on the cover of the Boca Beacon. (We will have commemorative pictures from Boca Beacon archives in our […]