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The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, June 7. This year, Amelia Besant will be singing the National Anthem. Teams for the Kids Classic consist of one captain and a maximum of four anglers, who must be eight to 15 years […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
Church group questions wording Emails being sent out to support a proposed parking regulation in Boca Grande have not clarified details sought by Gilchrist Avenue churches. An email sent out by the Boca Grande Men’s Club regarding ongoing parking regulations being reviewed by Lee County for Gasparilla Island has resulted in an email sent to […]
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Kate Hopkins recently graduated from Kent’s Hill High School. She will be attending Colby College in the fall as a Global Studies major. Kate decorated her graduation cap to model the Boca Beacon front page which warmed the heart of her grandpa, Dusty Hopkins. Kate is the daughter of Tricia Hopkins and also the granddaughter […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
On Tuesday, May 27, Lee County Deputy Sheriff David Scozzafava, while on marked patrol, observed a white Club Car golf cart parked behind the Crews Bank and Trust, matching the description of a golf cart reported stolen from the 5000 block of Gasparilla Road on Sunday, May 25. The golf cart was unoccupied and was […]
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BY ARLENE HALL,BGSTA SECRETARY Month one of sea turtle nesting season is in the books – and more importantly, on the beaches. The season officially began for BGSTA on May 1 and we documented exactly 600 total crawls (including both nests and false crawls) through May 31. Of those 600 crawls, 164 were loggerhead nests […]
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BY TALIA ECKSTEIN Two residential projects will come in front of the next meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11, at the St. Andrew’s Chapter House. The first proposal, according to filed documents for the meeting, is for a new perimeter wall at 710 Palm Ave., with […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Community, News.
There is a new sign that things are getting back to normal in Boca Grande. The artwork and pews are returning to Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Fr. Anthony Hewitt, pastor, announced in his church bulletin last week that restoration work on both facets of the church’s physical facility had been completed and would […]
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The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has proudly awarded 14 scholarships to students this year. The scholarships are given to students who have a grade point average above a B, have a strong work or volunteer connection to Boca Grande, and show financial need. The students will each receive a check for $3,000 per semester for […]
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At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire at 5858 Gasparilla Road. The dumpster was near a storage building and the small fire was reported on the call as not extinguished and “threatening non-residential building.” The fire department responded to the fire in the Marina Village […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, News.
In quarterly lobbying forms filed with Lee County, there has been a flurry of activity related to Boca Grande, particularly relating to parking. Lee County has an actual lobbying ordinance. Lobbyists file documents related to official lobbying yearly to indicate clients, and staff and elected officials file notices quarterly. For instance, for the last quarter, […]