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BY KAREN GRACE,BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Betty and Jack Barndollar first came to Gasparilla Island in 1959, a year after the bridge had been built. Three years later, they built a house and moved to Boca Grande. In her book, “A Very Special Island,” published in 1970, Betty shares how the area changed during the […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Parts and pieces of all the Florida State Parks in this region are now available for use with this week’s partial opening of Stump Pass State Park, which sits at the tip and south end of Manasota Key. “Every parking spot extra we get for beach parking is a blessing,” said Doug Izzo, executive director […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Lee County Board of Commissioners voted to expand a newly created Boca Grande Parking Panel to 15 members, with each of the five commissioners in charge of nominating three island stakeholders. Last week, the agenda item was posted as follows: “The Resolution will create the Boca Grande Parking Committee under […]
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TEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Fire Board voted unanimously to increase the budget by 8.9 percent. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The Lemon Bay Conservancy officially signed documents acquiring the Wildflower Golf Course. TWENTY YEARS AGO Uncle Henry’s Resort was purchased for $3.9 million which included a motel, restaurant and shops. The Barrier Island Parks Society […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
A question came up this week about the role of the “Editorial” page in the Boca Beacon. Most born before 1980 or so have grown up with newspapers, and some have read daily and weekly papers from the 1940s onward. It surprised us, however, that some did not see this “Editorial” page as our opinion, […]
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Profiles, Sports & Outdoors.
The state takes on water, weather Above, Mary Margaret Hull of Southwest Florida Water Management District. Photo by Angela The fifth annual Southwest Florida Resiliency Summit brought together scientists, policymakers, planners and residents this week at Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor. For two days, experts unpacked the science of sea level rise, flooding and hurricane recovery, […]
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A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of domestic violence Monday night, Sept. 8 on Gulf Boulevard. Two windows were broken, but no clear aggressor was established, according to the police report. The Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment was completed and scanned into the system. A follow up call was conducted in the early […]
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Cedar Point Environmental Center will host a volunteer open house and intracoastal cleanup on Monday, Sept. 15, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the park, 2300 Placida Road. The event, held in partnership with Keep Charlotte County Beautiful, will begin with a shoreline cleanup followed by refreshments and an opportunity to learn about volunteer roles […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, News.
An item to repair the Boca Grande Teacherage and Dishong Bowen Houses is on the agenda for the Tuesday, Sept. 16 Lee Board of County Commissioner’s meeting. The motion requested is to “Approve Purchase Order to Target Builders Construction Management, Inc. to repair damage following Hurricanes Milton and Helene for Boca Grande Teacherage and Dishong […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, News, Real Estate.
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board reviewed and approved one renovation project at their Wednesday, Sept. 10 meeting. The project was a remodel and raising of the house by architect Timothy Krebs of T. A. Krebs of the Ghriskey house. While the house at 731 Palm Ave., is not a contributing building in the historic […]