Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages.
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The sale of Las Olas, a home that was once part of the Crowninshield compound on Gilchrist Avenue, broke island real estate records when it sold for $13 million. TEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce announced that the two-day competition would also include the traditional art […]
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To our island community: We deeply regret any worry or concern that recent events have caused members of our community. We are aware of the concerns of The Island School regarding an individual that we have contracted to work on one of upcoming productions. The welfare and well-being of our island children has always been […]
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To the Editor: Residents needing assistance with removal of storm debris on private property are reminded to apply to the Florida Division of Emergency Management by visiting iandebriscleanup.com or calling (850) 961-2002. Lee County has collected about 6 million cubic yards of debris to date. When the March 29 FEMA reimbursement deadline passes, an estimated […]
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To the Editor: The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued health alerts for the presence of a red tide bloom. An alert level of red tide was found near Buck Key (Blind Pass), Gasparilla Island State Park (Boca Grande Pass), Tarpon Bay Road Beach (Sanibel), and Lighthouse Beach (Sanibel). This is in […]
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Lemon Bay High School band students are gearing up for concert and jazz season and getting the help of some top-shelf professional musicians along the way. Two big names in jazz will be visiting the school and performing concerts as part of the band program, according to Philip Eyrich, the director of bands at the […]
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The Windy City is where Fran Edwardson grew up, but the balmy breezes of Boca Grande have called to her and convinced her that this is where her home is now. Fran and her husband, John, still spend their summers in northern climes, but their primary home is now in Florida. “We bought in Boca […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, Community History.
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The cast of Royal Palm Players’ “Don’t Drink the Water” included Lynda Grant, Jim Grant, Ross Witschonke, Jeff Lehrian, Elaine Skypala and others. TEN YEARS AGO Rosemary Bowler gave a presentation called “Victims and Villians of Bad Press.” The Gilchrist parking situation was discussed in Lee County DOT office […]
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On Monday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a fire at the generator next to the cell phone tower near 5th Street and Park Avenue. While the source of the fire is undetermined, it leads us to the question of when we will get a fully functional permanent cell […]
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It was hard for Vanita Auville, co-supervisor of Gaston Tree Debris Removal, to pinpoint when they would be able to finish up work at the end of Wheeler Road, but she did say that they would be working on setting the future dog park back to rights – at least as much as they can […]
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Launch party to be held tonight in conjunction with The Island School Chowder Dinner Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. This year’s lineup for the Boca Grande Film Festival include not only those names, but topics that include a one-handed virtuoso, the music that makes Irish pubs so unforgettable, snow leopards […]