Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
Lee County Government is reminding homeowners and professional landscapers to stop fertilizing from June 1 to Sept. 30. During this time of year when Southwest Florida sees the most rain, improper and unnecessary fertilization can result in runoff that sends nutrients meant to feed your lawn into our waterways. These excess nutrients can have negative […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 4 voted to approve an amendment to an agreement with the City of Bonita Springs to expand the scope of Bonita Beach nourishment efforts south to the County line. The expanded scope is necessary due to damage caused by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The northern […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The State of Florida recognized the environmental sensitivity of our island by establishing it as a State Conservation District in the Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act of 1980. The Boca Grande Community Plan was adopted by ordinance into the Lee Plan in 2005. The primary Objective, 22.1, is as follows; “to […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to use state funding to design a 12-foot wide, mixed-use trail from the Big Carlos Pass Bridge to the Big Hickory Bridge, linking Fort Myers Beach with Bonita Beach. The trail would be part of the Florida […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Emma Doras has only been at the Boca Bay Associations for about three weeks, but she brings good experience and a love for Boca Grande with her as the new community association manager and general manager of Boca Bay. She also credits the association’s board with “great foresight” in having Sue Najar remain available to […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY VAN HUBBARD Fishery management, especially when it comes to sharks, is a problem we need to deal with. Sharks are perfected killing machines. They have developed and survived over hundreds of millions of years, and have been abundant here forever. We are famous for fossilized shark’s teeth discoveries along our beaches. Currently, sharks are […]
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The South Gulf Cove lock is scheduled to be open during high tide Monday, June 3 through Friday, June 7. This is required to raise water within the South Gulf Cove Waterway system to normal levels as well as improve water quality during annual droughts. Staff will be on-site, and boaters will have access to […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
BY ARLENE HALLBGSTA SECRETARY With summer vacations finally here, this seems to be the prime time of year to create elaborate, towering sandcastles perhaps surrounded by a deep, wide moat that is just waiting for that first wave of saltwater to fill the channel. Or maybe a group of young people will spend their beach […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Entertainment, Sports & Outdoors.
All-volunteer program Last week at our Monday morning meeting up in the Beacon office, Cheryl asked me, “Hey Anna, what ever happened to you checking out Englewood Sailing?” What had happened is I was a little scared. A swim test had been mentioned which gave me instant PTSD from childhood swim lessons with my twin […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
The El Jobean Fishing Pier located at Garden Road at River Beach Drive in Port Charlotte is closed due to a suspicious fire. A fire was called in at about 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday evening by fishermen who saw smoke coming from under the pier. Station 3 is near the trestle, and when firefighters arrived, […]