Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community.
On Thursday, Nov. 4 the possibility of the National Register of Historic Places nomination proposed for the residential historic district of Boca Grande becoming a reality faded one more step into the distance … and possibly for good … as the Florida Department of State’s National Historic Review Board unanimously decided that the district was […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Community, Featured News.
Three Special Certificates of Appropriateness were heard at the monthly Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, held at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. However, it was two announcements regarding the proposed sidewalk amendment and the National Register of Historic Places nomination that took center stage in the conversation. Board […]
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On Tuesday, Nov. 2 Lee County Commissioners unanimously approved the ordinance that will determine the way shopkeepers and property owners are allowed to keep their storefronts in Boca Grande. The decision was made at their monthly meeting. The ordinance will be formalized at the commissioners’ December 7 monthly meeting.There will be no other public presentations […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Featured News, Obituaries.
BY CARROLL SWAYZE – It is with overwhelming sadness I share the news that my son, Capt. Shannon Lee Hoeckel, left us to fly with the angels on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, forever changing the dynamic of our family and our world.Shannon was born during a wild stormy night on January 21, 1979. When they […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Featured News, News.
It was September 1941 and Leading Aircraftsman R A G Cleave, a British student pilot training at the Lodwick School of Aeronautics in Lakeland, Fla. was getting ready to take flight. Little did he know that this was the day he would become a prisoner of war. As Cleave took off in his Stearman biplane, […]
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You will be seeing stars and lots of them too, when you see Royal Palm Player’s “Inherit the Wind,” a knockout courtroom battle reenactment based on the famous Scopes “Monkey” Trial in this outdoor, staged reading. In order to deal with the challenges brought on by COVID, the play was moved to the Boca Grande […]
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Englewood Bank & Trust once again is a proud participant in the Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots campaign. Residents are invited to bring unwrapped toys to any branch during business hours through Dec. 2. Volunteers will distribute toys to less fortunate children throughout the area.Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday […]
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Wendell (Wendy) K. Howell, 96, of Amery, Wis. and Tavares, Fla., died peacefully on November 3, 2021, at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Minneapolis. Wendell was born March 15, 1925, in Boca Grande to Violet (Grandy) Howell and Samuel Howell. He was predeceased by his wife Jean Carol (Carson) Howell and children Wendell Howell, Jr., […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The article entitled, “… and now there’s a fence …” in the Boca Beacon dated October 22 caught my interest, if not my ire. Fences do not make good neighbors. Fences, without permits in this case, are an issue. Fences that extend into the water, regardless of the arbitrary high water line, […]
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STAFF REPORT – At the monthly meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Nov. 10at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, three Special Certificates ofAppropriateness will be heard. The first is the Addis Residence, 267 Palm Avenue. The applicant requests approval to convert aportion of the living space into […]