Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Health & Wellness, News, Sports & Outdoors.
CHNEP and state agencies are monitoring weekly This week, the state of Florida reported a “medium” count of red tide off of the coastal areas surrounding Cape Haze, Gasparilla Island and Pine Island. Coastal scientists are observing the blooms closely, as there have been some fish kills in the passes. Along the beach, mid island, […]
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Last week, Jay and Cookie Feinberg won a Final Detail Site Plan approval for their Boca Grande Peninsula Resort & Marina project in Placida. The property is the old Gasparilla Fishery. “It’s a final step,” said developer J.J. “Jay” Feinberg. “It only took us six and half years.” The agenda item, DRC-22-00171, was approved on […]
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Glass Bottom site washed out at Boca Grande Fishing Pier The land side of Don Pedro State Park is open, and its concession, SUP Englewood, will reopen Nov. 1, after only minor flooding damage. “We are getting the building back together,” said Ray Killian, co-owner with his wife Nicole. SUP Englewood is the official concessionaire […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News.
Local State Parks saw varying degrees of damage from Hurricane Milton, including structures and access. The Barrier Island Parks Society is focusing recovery on making these locations more resilient for future hurricane seasons. “An engineer from Atlantic Engineering has been out to both the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum and the Range Light for […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
BY GEORGE MILNE, ENGINEERING CHAIRMAN, GIBA Now that we are in the recovery phase, it is important to acknowledge the foresight, preparedness, and timely responses of Kathy Banson and the whole team at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) to the many challenges presented by Hurricane Milton. GIBA provides vital access to our island, and […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Sports & Outdoors.
Last week, the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners, in a post-Hurricane Milton meeting, discussed the status of the Boca Grande Fishing Pier and the Placida Fishing Pier, both currently closed. Like Lee County’s beaches and our state parks, much of the area’s park infrastructure is closed, damaged and in need of restoration. (See story on […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Bette Joan (Davis) Gallagher, 95, of Augusta, Michigan died peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Bette was born July 20, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Charles Christopher and Mary Gertrude (Dertinger) Davis. Bette grew up in Detroit and was a 1945 graduate of Immaculata High School. She dedicated her life to […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Sitting in his rocking chair and playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have to wait. Dr. Ken Lindow Sr. is now the interim pastor of the First Baptist Church of Boca Grande. He was born in Wisconsin, moved to Oregon, and then back to Wisconsin. He went to school in Minnesota and did his […]
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Boca Grande residents will be able to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemical waste such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The collection event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Boca Grande Community Park, 131 1st St. W., Boca Grande. Drop-off […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Fund still taking donations An island Disaster Fund set up to help local businesses and institutions recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton has raised over $1.5 million in just a few weeks. “We still have a goal of $3 million,” said co-organizer Larry Hannah, of Lighthouse United Methodist Church, which is administering the fund. “We […]