Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Tuesday was the unveiling of the new Boca Grande Health Clinic. It is a great moment not only for Gasparilla Island and the surrounding region, but for American medicine in general. That sounds far too grand, and perhaps it is. These days, however, any independently run medical institution able to carve out its own path […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Education.
This Friday, something very happy is happening for the island: the groundbreaking, without fanfare, of the Boca Grande Preschool. The school will return to the island. It is a recognition of hard work and generosity from many people here, including the board and the Nicholas family, who donated the building where construction will begin Friday. […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Education, Featured News, News.
The Boca Grande Preschool will hold a New Beginnings Groundbreaking Ceremony at its new property at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 1. The new location is at 311 Palm Ave. It was donated by the Pete and Ginny Nicholas family and is zoned as commercial, located behind the (former) 3rd Street Bistro. The property transfer […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I work on this island every day and choose to buy lunch in town to do my part to support the small businesses of Boca Grande. Often, I can’t even get a parking spot because all of these people with golf carts chose to park in car parking, and then when I […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Uncategorized.
The 9 a.m meeting today between Charlotte County and Lee County is available here by Youtube.
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Uncategorized.
The group Open Shores of Southwest Florida has released a document on the issue of Boca Grande Parking. The document, Public Beach Access Community Poll, came up at the first meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee on Wednesday, April 22, 2025. Open Shores is an advocate of increased public access to local beaches. This […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire.
As hurricane season approaches, the time to prepare is now. Part of that preparation for Gasparilla Island residents, property owners and business owners is to obtain hurricane passes from the Boca Grande Fire Department. To make re-entry easier after a storm event, credit-card-style passes are issued to officials, residents, property owners and business owners in […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, News.
The Grande Chorus held their community concert last Friday and Saturday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. This event was a celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Photo by Garland
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Boca Grande Historical Society held the first ever launch of the Boca Grande Fishing Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 14. The dinner and awards period included friends and family of honorees, as well as the community. Honorees for the Class of 2026 Guides were Capt. Freddy Futch, Capt. James ‘Cappy’ Joiner, Capt. John […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News, Sports & Outdoors.
We finally have a Boca Grande Fishing Guides Hall of Fame. Many times, folks had discussed a hall of fame for our traditional tarpon fishery cornerstones and its guides. Now we have one. The gathering for the inductions was impressive: a collection of current and past guides, their families and the folks that made everything […]