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Construction will begin Tuesday, Sept. 2, on a $1.7 million renovation project at Wheeler Road Community Park in Boca Grande. The project will replace the park’s two tennis courts with three pickleball courts and two tennis courts, along with new parking spaces, shade structures, a chain-link fence, and a larger restroom. The restroom will be […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority voted to address hurricane drainage issues on Gasparilla Road, near Kappy’s, at their August 14 meeting. After hurricanes Ian, Helene and Milton, the standing water lasted for weeks in a right-of-way stretch of road at the Boca Grande Hotel and Kappy’s Market shopping center. A study by the engineering firm […]
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The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office held joint SWAT exercises around the Boca Grande Causeway on Wednesday, Aug. 20. North Port and Florida FWC participated in the exercises, which included jet skis. It is a regular program of the county. Photos by Watson Wu.
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Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to a shark bite last Saturday night. Chief C.W. Blosser said that fire and EMS responded on Saturday night to a 10:55 p.m. 911 call to “rendezvous with an incoming boat” that arrived on Gasparilla Island from Cayo Costa. Blosser said that the group was tarpon […]
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BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY One of the more important tasks the BGSTA turtle patrollers perform is nest inventory. This is done by digging up and documenting the nest contents either three days after we notice a nest has hatched, or 70 days after the nest was laid, if we didn’t see indications of a […]
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Community, Education.
I’ve spent most of my life in school – from kindergarten through my doctoral studies – and stayed closely connected to the educational system as a certified school nurse and professor of nursing, training future nurses to support not only patients, but children in the classroom. I’ve worked in countless schools, from bustling city campuses […]
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Nov. 15 date set The Boca Grande Fire Department is putting on The Grande Firehouse 5K on Saturday, Nov. 15. The run will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center and end on Banyan Street. Post-race activities will continue at the Community Center with refreshments. Participants must register online as there is […]
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BY RAYMOND A. JAMES, D.O.BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness for a condition that, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation, affects more than 8 million Americans and 125 million people worldwide. Psoriasis is a non-contagious, chronic autoimmune disease that impacts the skin, joints, and often a person’s […]
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Above, members of the Chamber at last year’s Educate Boca Golf Scramble. File photo The Educate Boca Golf Scramble Tournament is set for Monday, Oct. 6 returning this year to The Gasparilla Inn & Club. The scholarship tournament is annually held by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce to raise money for the Boca […]
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At the Florida Press Association’s annual conference and awards, the Boca Beacon won 19 awards in the weekly paper category. The awards ceremony, held on Aug. 1 at the Sunseeker Resort, recognized the newspaper for its work in photography, journalism and community service. Since 1989, the Beacon has won 76 first-place awards in the weekly […]