Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 30, pickleball and tennis players gathered at the Wheeler Road tennis course to discuss the future of the space. The lively meeting, which was organized by Cam Watts after Lee County passed a plan to remove one of the two public tennis courts and replace it with four pickleball […]
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Charlotte County is planning a boat ramp expansion at Placida Park West, an upgrade that is much needed, according to people who regularly use the dock and ramp. “It gets very crowded,” said Tanner Parker, who was on a boat at the park on Tuesday, Jan 30. “I’ve been saying they should make the slips […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, News.
Options are still being considered for the offsite bakery and coffee shop for The Gasparilla Inn. Rumors that a new location might be at 411 Park Ave., the site of The Inn’s reservation office, are premature. The site might seem a natural for a new Inn bakery, as it is owned by The Inn and […]
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Roof work began at the Community Center and The Island School this week, with the delivery of supplies and the offloading of construction dumpsters. The actual work commenced Wednesday, January 24, and will be approximately three weeks, or until the roof work is completed. The south parking area on 1st Street and part of the […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
Mote Marine Laboratory’s most recent Breakfast with a Scientist was something like taking the underground tour at Walt Disney World or going backstage during a major stage play. The 60 or more people who joined the scientist at the Boca Grande Community Center last week were treated to a peek at how “the magic happens,” […]
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After Lee County’s passage of a proposed plan to remove one tennis court at Wheeler Road and replace it with four pickleball courts, one local fan of tennis has organized an impromptu meeting and discussion to help encourage the county not to remove the second tennis court. The Boca Beacon’s Letters section today, page 6, […]
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Island School PTO thanks community To the Editor: The Island School PTO would like to thank everyone for their hard work in making the Chowder Dinner SO successful! We would have never been able to pull that off without the help of our Island School staff, parents, alumni, local restaurants, chefs, businesses & community! With all […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO The Harry Chapin Food Bank had a mobile food pantry to help federal employees during the federal government shutdown. The focus was on helping employees who were air traffic controllers. TEN YEARS AGO It was announced that the half-mile path from the south end of the south bridge to the north end […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO, 2019 The Vasher, Simmons, Dowgiallo, Stockdale and Tincher families enjoyed the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Washington Redskins game as both teams vied for a seat at the NFL Super Bowl. TEN YEARS AGO, 2014 Construction crews began unloading equipment to begin the long awaited swing bridge. The permanent construction zone […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
The Island School has earned an A for the sixth time in a row in the annual Florida Department of Education ranking. These scores are purely informational and meant to serve as a baseline for each school; however, high scores may qualify schools for extra recognition such as the DOE’s Schools of Excellence list which […]