Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
The sporting world was transfixed over the weekend at the Masters. Everyone digs in and watches, especially with the story of Rory McIlroy, the son of an Irish golf club bartender. Everyone has a favorite line. A classic? Rory’s take on his last troubles, before victory was secure, was that he was “up in the […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our own greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.” Stephen Hawking, January 8, 1942 – March 14, 2018 English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist and author and director of research at the Center for Research at the […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR Here in Boca Grande fishing for tarpon takes center stage in April. For the next few months, the big silver monsters roll into town like they own it. What’s fun about it is simple, you only need to catch one to call it a success. This is where I can quickly […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Travel.
Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP Take your Boca Beacon newspaper around the world and show us how much fun you had! With copy and photo(s) send to dgodwin@bocabeacon.com
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Travel.
Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP Take your Boca Beacon newspaper around the world and show us how much fun you had! With copy and photo(s) send to dgodwin@bocabeacon.com
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News.
The first Lee County-sponsored Boca Grande Parking Committee meeting will be held Wednesday, April 22 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The meeting was rescheduled from March. There will be a formal election of the Parking Committee officers, public comment with three minutes per speaker, education on the parking ordinance and discussion of the administrative […]
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The Charlotte County Utilities Department is seeking applicants for its summer internship program. Applicants must be current high school students and at least 16 years old. The paid internship program gives students hands-on experience while learning about water distribution, treatment facilities, wastewater collection and more. Students can participate in one four-week session: Session One: June […]
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BY DR. BRET KUEBER, M.D. If you’ve been to the Boca Grande Health Clinic recently, you may have noticed that your physician is looking at you a bit more and at the computer a bit less. That’s because we’ve started using a new tool in Epic, our electronic health record system, that assists with documentation. […]
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Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is pleased to host author Troy Senik for a lecture and discussion on his biography of President Grover Cleveland, “A Man of Iron,” on Wednesday, April 15, at 4:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Senik reclaims the legacy of Cleveland, best known as the president who served two nonconsecutive […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, News, Real Estate.
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its Wednesday, April 8 meeting, including a garage for the Sharp house La Hacienda, and a 1930s cottage on Tarpon Avenue. Present were board members Jerry Edgerton, Barbara Wickwire, Peggy Stanley, Bill Caldwell III, Dennis Maloomian and Paul Eddy. The main project to be reviewed […]