Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, News.
When the Boca Grande Community Center gets its new roof this spring, it will have something in common with the c. 951 Sobrado Abbey in Galacia, Spain, and many other historic sites across the U.S. and Europe. The Community Center will have historically accurate and long-lasting clay tiles from the company Verea Tile, also known […]
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Get on board! The Boca Grande Woman’s Club annual Spring Fair is tomorrow, Saturday, March 9. The festive Boca Grande-themed parade, followed by all of the merriment and cheer of a traditional fair with nods to our island’s history, is sure to delight the entire family. The Bike Path Parade starts promptly at 10:30 a.m. […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Events, News.
Spring breaks have officially begun, and as students from across the country head for the warmth of Florida, expect more crowds and traffic throughout the month of March. Lee and Charlotte counties’ public schools have March 18-22 off, including The Island School here in Boca Grande. Collier County students get March 11-16 off. Among the […]
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Join Lemon Bay Conservancy for a free talk featuring Dr. Larry Brand, a distinguished researcher and professor at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, as he discusses “Blooms of blue-green algae and red tide in South Florida” on Thursday, March 14 at the Cape Haze Community Center. Dr. Brand has […]
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BY CAM WATTS, NANCY LECKERLING, JON LECKERLING AND MARK HORAN Since the last reporting in the February 2, 2024 Boca Beacon, the Friends of Tennis Committee, led by Cam Watts, Nancy and Jon Leckerling and Mark Horan met and conferred considering the next steps to bring two matters to the Lee County Board of Commissioners, […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Entertainment, News, Police & Fire.
Lee County is one of the many jurisdictions from across the U.S. on the weekend television program “On Patrol Live”, on the Reelz cable channel on Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. EST. The Dan Abrams-hosted police show is a live version of the old “Cops”, or “Dragnet”, and shows police officers out on patrol […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire.
Sheriff’s office had held off on adopting Motorola recorders As a result of a county-wide purchase of bodycams from Motorola, Lee County deputies on Gasparilla Island are now wearing body cams. That necessarily includes the officers here in Boca Grande. “By policy, deputies will record when responding to all calls for service and during all […]
Written by Scott Cotherman on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Hang around the first tee at any golf club and you will hear foursomes pair off for friendly games of wager. This includes the exchange of player handicaps which, thanks to advancements to the World Handicap System, change daily. Soon after, you might see a player direct golf’s most dreaded slur at his opponent: sandbagger. […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: Thank you for the great editorial in the paper this week. (See Lake Okeechobee’s overflowing, Feb. 16, 2023). We’re at the apex of a life-threatening water disaster here in Florida and our community seems to think that someone else will fix it. Everyone needs to be pro-active when it comes to clean […]
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The South Gulf Cove boat lock will be nonoperational due to repairs. The lock cannot be opened manually or via bridge tenders until repairs are complete. For information, contact Patrick Ferriter at 941-681-3776 or email Patrick.Ferriter@charlottecountyfl.gov.