Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News.
Lee County Solid Waste asks Boca Grande residents to set all Hurricane Milton sand debris curbside by Friday, Nov.29. Collections will begin on Saturday, Nov. 30 and may take several days to complete. If you live in an area where sand is still being collected, be sure to place sand correctly to ensure crews can […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life bso much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on earth, we’re still at the mercy of nature.” Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Astrophysicist, writer, and science commentator. Just […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News.
With flooding damage, group reviews construction plans Remediation of the Boca Grande Community Center from Hurricanes Milton and Helene will continue into 2025. The Crowninshield House will likely house all season programming in March and April, according to Friends of Boca Grande. Friends met on Zoom for its 37th annual meeting on Friday, Nov. 8. […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
To the editor: My letter is written in response to an article written by Jay Feinberg and Cookie Potter. In recent months there have been many concerns about the parking situation on Boca. Simply put, there just isn’t enough! Many solutions have been proposed including parking meters and meter maids. In the Boca Beacon’s Sept. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
It seems everyone on island is in hyper-reality mode: brutal honesty about everything, and a sort of practical determination to get things back to normal. As a newspaper, this kind of civic mood is rare. Now, everyone will tell you exactly what they think – no filters, except at Grande Aire. It takes three storms, […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Just accept it – resistance is futile. Jeri Lynn Perrin and the treats from her friendship-promoting food truck are going to capture you. They’ll feed your soul as well as your body. You might as well let them work their magic. Jeri Lynn, the owner of Jeri’s Juices and a fixture as a waitress at […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Despite the recent storms, The 29th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing tournament is ON! The event will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 26 and will benefit the Boca Grande Historic Society. This year, teams will set out to catch the two largest combined length redfish. If you are interested in participating […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
First-hand account of Helene escape one of many local stories BY BARBARA HUGHES Editor’s Note: Local gallery owner Barbara Hughes was one of the ‘lucky’ ones who came through Helene as it moved through Appalachia. She wrote this essay just after the storm; it is one of dozens of firsthand stories of locals who were […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Columns, Health & Wellness.
As we settle into November here in Boca Grande, the challenges of hurricane recovery are matched by the need to stay vigilant about our health. The Boca Grande Health Clinic is already busy with cases of seasonal respiratory illnesses. At this time of year, colds, flu, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) are common, while COVID-19 […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Town trash still on county agenda; looking at options Three weeks after the departure of Hurricane Milton, there are piles of trash still littering the island. And where the piles have been cleaned up, there are, what Misty Nichols, executive director of the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association calls, “thousands of little pieces of […]