Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Travel.
Fort Myers, RSW, has several new direct flights beginning this month from discount carriers. The dates of service beginning are after each city. Breeze Airways • New Haven, Connecticut (HVN), weekly, starting Dec. 10 • South Bend, Indiana (SBN), weekly, starting Feb. 5, 2025 • Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM) weekly, starting Feb. 14, 2025 Frontier […]
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On Monday, Nov. 18, Lee County Government launched a new resource website, “Flooding Facts,” to offer information about the various types of flooding seen in Lee County in the past 10 years. The website also aims to explain the causes of flooding, outline Lee County Government’s efforts to mitigate the impacts and demonstrate why storm […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, News.
Staff singled out for recovery work here Mary O’Bannon, special projects manager for The Gasparilla Inn & Club, attended the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning, Dec. 3. to thank county staff for their assistance with hurricane recovery. O’Bannon spoke on behalf of the Gasparilla Inn and the community of Boca Grande […]
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The annual Boca Grande Christmas Walk is Saturday, Dec. 7. Santa will drive through town in the firetruck around 5:30 p.m., and children will be able to visit with Santa at the Fire Station. The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
BY GARY MARTIN It has just come to our attention that an elderly, but highly experienced, deer hunter was attacked earlier today, within his own home, by a 10-point whitetail buck. The hunter was knocked nearly unconscious but rallied to subdue the enraged buck. It’s been speculated that, because the rut has started, the animal […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
Favorite Maine loafer, maybe tassels next? BY SUSAN HANAFEE I scrimped together the money for my first pair of Bass Weejuns when I was a senior in college and working part-time at Nathan Hale’s in Bloomington, Indiana. Those $12.95 navy penny loafers took me to a level of cool that I never again attained. Until […]
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Residents of Boca Grande in Lee County with leftover concrete debris from Hurricane Milton are reminded to dispose of it properly at approved facilities. The Charlotte County Landfill at 29751 Zemel Road, Punta Gorda, and the Lee County Resource Recovery Facility at 10500 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers, are among the designated sites. Concrete is not […]
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State contractors are currently removing debris from navigable waterways in Charlotte County. They have collected more than 16,000 cubic yards of marine debris so far. To report debris in canals or local waterways for any county, please contact the Florida Division of Emergency Management. You can submit a report online at FloridaDebrisCleanup.com or call (850) […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Real Estate.
In recent weeks there have been a number of demolition permits in process in Lee County. Recent applications listed by Lee County’s Building & Permitting Services in October and November. • DEM2024-00611: 2275 Shore Lane – Complete demolition of structure, pool. Application received. • DEM2024-00605: 2110 21st Street West – Demolition of structure and pool. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
The Island Disaster Fund has already given $1.8 million away to aid the quick reopening and rebuilding of businesses and organizations on Gasparilla Island. As of this week, they have raised $3.35 million from donors here, and from across the nation. “This community is blessed because a lot of people have seen that they can […]