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At approximately 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 the Boca Grande Fire Department, Lee County EMS and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office were called to Gasparilla Road between 25th and 27th Street for a heavily-damaged golf cart with no one around. It appeared the cart had struck a tree, then flipped. According to authorities they […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Police & Fire.
To the Editor: The Lee Board of County Commissioners and Lee County Sheriff’s Office today announced that county residents and visitors now can send a text to 911 in an emergency. Placing a voice call to 911 remains the most effective method for requesting emergency assistance. Text to 911 should only be used when the […]
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Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
There appeared to be not one bone of contention against the proposed development that will be located on The Fishery property, as Charlotte County commissioners met on Tuesday, Dec. 14 to discuss and finalize zoning changes made to the property last month. In fact, no one from the board or the public spoke out against […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
The Grande Rounds health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation kicked off the season on November 16 with a webinar to welcome everyone back for the season. Clinic physician Raymond A. James, D.O., and Clinic CEO Mark Driscoll, covered what to expect as our seasonal […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
The next time you’re in downtown Boca Grande, stop by Gasparilla Outfitters and Special Effects to get a glimpse of the future. Capt. Sandy and Robin Melvin have the first Bitcoin DCM, (digital coin machine), on the island, which makes it easy for you to become a part of something that, in the ways of […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, News.
They say that everyone is expendable, when it comes to a job. No matter how well you do it, how long you’ve been there, whether there’s no one else there who even remotely has a clue as to how to do your job … everyone’s position is fluid. Whoever “they” are never watched “Jungle” Joe […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The article entitled, “… and now there’s a fence …” in the Boca Beacon dated October 22 caught my interest, if not my ire. Fences do not make good neighbors. Fences, without permits in this case, are an issue. Fences that extend into the water, regardless of the arbitrary high water line, […]
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Where is Sophie? That was the question Michelle Wolfe asked right before she had one of the worst moments of her life … when she realized her standard poodle, Sophie, was no longer on their boat. Michelle and her husband, Rick, were about three miles offshore on the morning of Monday, Oct. 25 when the […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Community.
Jim Blaha knows that to tell a story, you need many voices. To tell the story of black history in Boca Grande, Jim reached out to the Blanchard House in Punta Gorda. “The Blanchard House had been closed for a time because of the pandemic. When they had their grand reopening on September 18th, those […]