Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Columns, News, Sports & Outdoors.
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Here we are in mid-September, and the number of remaining incubating nests continues to steadily decrease as the last nests hatch. No new crawls have occurred since August and so far this year, Mother Nature hasn’t pushed sea turtle nesting season to an early end by wiping out incubating nests […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
Featuring Mah Jongg, shell collections and a natural cemetery The new edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Magazine is out now with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages. Features include “The Art of the Find,” about an island shell collector; an itinerary to a day in the life of Venice; a story […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, Health & Wellness, News.
On Wednesday, staff from the Boca Grande Health Clinic and others signed a beam to be placed in the Clinic of The Future, on the site of their old health annex. From left are Natalie, Andrew, Alex, Mark, Bob, Dr. Kueber, Debbie, Josh, Parker, Mike, Kristin, Laquanda, Wade, Jenny, Lindsay, Angie and Dr. James. Photo […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
Last Thursday, Sept. 11, the Boca Grande Fire Department held a push-in cemermony for its new tender and engine. There was also a prayer and moment of silence for the victimsof 9/11. Photos by Anna
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, News, Sports & Outdoors.
At Tuesday’s Board of Lee County Commissioners meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to approve a resolution requesting funding for State Fiscal Year 2026-27 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Beach Erosion Control Program for beach renourishment projects. The resolution, which was presented by Steve Boutelle, Public Works Operations manager, allows staff to apply for the […]
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 […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: So it appears, according to Richard Weber in his letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon of September 12th, that transparency and welcome really are solely in the eye of the beholder and Charlotte County residents just aren’t “beholding” it. How transparent was it for Lee County to give responsibility for […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
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 Staff Report on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
The Boca Grande Fire Control District has tentatively adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy. The district operates on Gasparilla Island in both Lee and Charlotte counties. The proposed total levy is $8,080,382, above an initially proposed levy of $7,447,452. They will hold a public hearing for the rate increase at 5:15 p.m. […]