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The Boca Grande Street & Drainage Unit is seeking three members to fill positions with terms through Oct. 31, 2025, Oct. 31, 2026 and Oct. 31, 2027. Submit applications to Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950; call (941) 575-3600 or e-mail MSBU-TU@CharlotteCountyFL.gov.
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Boca Grande has a full season of tarpon tournaments, offering different traditions and prizes. “The tournaments are a great tradition,” said Betsy Joiner, president of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum. “It’s exciting as the weather gets warmer and tarpon start coming out. Everyone gets tarpon fever.” May 11: Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament hosted by the […]
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Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Susan Stryker Mihm died unexpectedly of natural causes in her home on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Susan, known to all as “Susie”, was adored and adorable. She delighted her children and grandchildren with her inquisitive mind and fun-loving spirit. Susie remained curious and engaged with life until the very end, and had a great fondness […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Featured News, Profiles, Sports & Outdoors.
There is a synergy between what Nelson Smith Groome IV does and what the fisherpeople of Boca Grande do. One would have a hard time surviving without the other. They certainly would not be as successful without one another. Nelson catches and sells bait during tarpon season in the waters around Boca Grande. For most […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It is starting to feel like summer here in Boca Grande and that means one thing. Tarpon! The tarpon are starting to show up in the passes and in the harbor. Look to target them on live bait and artificial as well as with the fly if you are looking to […]
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Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com.
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The May/June edition of Gasparilla Magazine is out with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages. This edition’s recipe is a prize-winning lemon and raspberry trifle from the Lemon Bay Pioneer Fest, and the cocktail recipe comes to you from the Rabbit Hole at Cape Haze Tavern. The magazine includes a story from the […]
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ORLANDO – Florida’s first quarter of 2024 residential real estate statistics reported more new listings, higher median sales prices and increased inventory compared to a year ago’s first quarter. In March, closed sales of existing single-family homes statewide totaled 23,435, down 10.4 percent year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 9,332, down 16.6 percent over March […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News.
The issue of parking on Gasparilla Island is not a new one. Through the years, the Boca Beacon has covered the issue as locals and county officials have tried to balance competing interests. Below, a few assorted dates from 1982 on. The list below is not comprehensive; many of the recent stories are at bocabeacon.com/parking: […]