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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Farmers Market Founder Shauna Lee Lange is hoping for a successful 2016-2017 season – even if it is only half a season. This month, representatives of Lee County informed her that Wheeler Field, where the market was held for the first two years, would not be available […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s very unusual to see a sea turtle stop off at the beach in the middle of the day to lay her eggs, but that’s exactly what happened on the beach around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22. Staff members at The Boca Grande Club spotted a loggerhead sea […]
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■ STAFF REPORT When September rolls around and the Florida Press Association holds its annual convention, the Boca Beacon crew will be looking to win or place in five categories. It was announced earlier this week that Beacon editor Marcy Shortuse is up for two awards – one for noninvestigative reporting and […]
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Jason Maughan is vying for the District 27 Florida Senate seat currently held by Lizbeth Benacquisto. He has issued a challenge to his District 27 Florida Senate opponent to sign the Now or Neverglades Declaration. In her official statements and campaign literature, Senator Benacquisto claims she supports stopping Lake Okeechobee releases and is in favor […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Island residents David and Patty Hayes walked down the street the 1.5 miles from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Ohio on Tuesday, July 19 with an easy heart. They were leaving a party hosted by Ohio Governor John Kasich and were en route […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported record-breaking numbers for sea turtle nests on July 15, 2016. A turtle patrol volunteer said one zone alone had 84 nests on Monday, July 18. “We are (along with the rest of Southwest Florida) having a record year for nests and crawls,” […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Chef Jim Morrow has been keeping busy adding flavorful new lunch and dinner items to the menu at Hudson’s Grocery since early March, 2016. With years of experience working as a chef, owning his own restaurant and dealing with food distribution and sales, Jim bring vast experience to the island grocery. […]
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To be exact, taxpayers spent $11.8 million in 2007 and $7.3 million in 2013. Florida taxpayer dollars spent on Boca Grande beaches mean that Florida taxpayers get to use the beach, and use of the beach includes a reasonable number of places to park to access the beach. Insidious, isn’t it? It’s crazy talk. I don’t mean to belittle the plight of the beach access street homeowners.
I understand that they want privacy, they want clean streets, and they want to be able to leave their house by using their driveway any time they want. The flip side of that coin is something I have preached time and time again: When you buy beachfront property in paradise, understand exactly what you’re getting into prior to your purchase.
Don’t expect the world to change just because it inconveniences you. That’s not how it works.
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Guests at the The Boca Grande Club had an exciting morning when they witnessed a rare daytime hatch on Friday, July 8. Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteer Melissa Csank said there have been numerous hatches across the island recently, including one very rare late morning hatch that was discovered by […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association staff would like to remind everyone to turn off their sprinklers when it rains. The easiest way to accomplish this is with an automatic rain-shutoff device that overrides the irrigation systems when sufficient rain has fallen.