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Fire District seeks certificate renewal

The Boca Grande Fire Control District submitted an application for renewal of their Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN), which Lee County staff have recommended for approval at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Granting the COPCN will allow the district to continue operating as an advance life support, or […]

Garden Club final season meeting features talk by landscape restoration specialist Rick Joyce

Arborist consults with Edison-Ford, Bahamas gov’t  SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB During the 2023-24 season, Boca Grande Garden Club members benefited from horticultural lectures by an impressive lineup of speakers.  Gardening experts from Maine, New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington, DC shared their expertise and personal stories based on colder climes than we experience […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Renowned Paper boy celebrates 80

Editor’s Note: This profile has been in the works for a number of years; we realized that in all the years of Dusty and the Beacon, we had not spotlighted him, and thought his 80th would be the perfect time. The profile includes a draft from our previous editor, Marcy Shortuse. There’s a story behind […]

Preservation study slated for historic Placida rail bunkhouse

Last remnant of historic Placida village  The Placida Bunkhouse, a 1907 cottage used to house the railroad workers of the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railroad, will get an architectural survey, courtesy of its owner and caretaker, Charlotte County.  The building, which was once a landmark of the disappeared village of Placida and a gateway to […]

Woman’s Club makes local grants

Since its founding in the Fall of 1948, the Boca Grande Woman’s Club has consistently fulfilled its mission of community improvement through contributions to community projects and local non-profit organizations. The Club is grateful to be able to continue this tradition of service.  At its April annual meeting, the Woman’s Club announced that 18 area […]

Eldred’s Marina listed with national brokerage

$40 plus million price hoped The Placida marina Eldred’s is listed for sale with the national brokerage firm Avison Young as of March 15. “We are excited by the listing of this iconic property,” said Michael Fay, chairman of the U.S. Capital Markets group Executive Committee, and he understands its importance as a “gateway” to […]

Opinion: There’s a nitrogen problem in Charlotte Harbor

BY ROBERT J. ROBBINS AND PERCY ANGELO, CAPE HAZE Charlotte County operates four wastewater treatment plants that use secondary treatment systems that fail to remove most nutrients such as nitrogen. This means that the treatment plant effluent that is shipped throughout the county as reclaim water for irrigation (the purple pipes) has high levels of […]

Why Placida matters to Gasparilla Island

This week, we have a story on the sale of Eldred’s (pictured here). Of course, we all know it needs a new custodian. Its current, old Florida, charming and useful state, cannot survive when the property is so valuable. It is literally the tip and entrance to not only Gasparilla Island, but a lifeline for […]

Bokeelia ramp expands at Lavender’s Landing

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, April 2 to authorize a firm to provide design services to increase the capacity of the parking lot and renovate the interior of a building at the Lavender’s Landing boat ramp, 7290 Barrancas Ave. N.W., Bokeelia. The parking lot redesign will increase the number of available parking […]