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On the agenda for the March 4, 2025 Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting is a donation for landscaping to Wheeler Road Community Park. The donation is from the Boca Grande Disaster Fund, which runs through the Lighthouse United Methodist Church. The amount is for $28,800. It reads, “This funding will be used to […]
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An open letter to those Gasparilla neighbors who seek church parking restrictions BY PETER SODERBERGCHAIR OF COUNCIL LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST Once again we face a parking restrictions campaign targeting our churches, which you have encouraged, that causes unnecessary strife between neighbors. As you would have noted from last Friday’s Beacon, Kimberly Whipple and I are […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
There is a remarkable ship that will pass by us on this renamed Gulf in coming days. It is a last voyage for the greatest, fastest and most beautiful vessel that America, and the world, ever saw. It is the final route of the S.S. United States, which is heading to be sunk off of […]
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Legendary folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Tom Rush performed at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesday evening. Photo by Matt
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Editor’s Note: The Charlotte County Board of Commissioners will hear recommendations for the future of the Placida Bunkhouse on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. Below is an update from John Valickas, a Placida resident who has been working to keep the issue in front of the public until it can be repaired. BY JOHN […]
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The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to discuss the preservation and restoration plans for the historic Placida Bunkhouse. The meeting will address ongoing efforts to stabilize the structure, potential restoration options, and the financial implications of various proposals. It is currently at the entrance to […]
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Lee County has reopened the dog park, tennis courts and restrooms at Wheeler Road Community Park, which had been mobilized for use to help Gasparilla Island’s recovery from Hurricane Milton. “Lee County thanks Boca Grande residents for their patience these past months as the county wrapped up its Hurricane Milton operations,” wrote Communications Director Betsy […]
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“Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but also one of my main influences.” – James Taylor Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration, a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. His distinctive guitar style, wry […]
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Commissioner Kevin Ruane addressed the long-debated structured parking plan for Boca Grande during the regular Lee County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18. “On April 22 the commission voted unanimously to authorize me to move forward evaluating the parking situation in Lee County on Gasparilla Island,” Ruane said. “Over two years since then I’ve had […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, News.
Here we are, just four months after two massive hurricanes, and Lee County Commissioners have moved forward with some sort of unspecific parking restriction scheme in Boca Grande. They did it Tuesday by leaving a discussion off the formal agenda. A few selected residents went speak on the issue of parking, seemingly representing the feelings […]