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Art On Park Avenue returns on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Park Avenue and 4th Street will be transformed into a live fine-art gallery for two days with over 50 award-winning artists exhibiting their hand-made artwork. Art On Park Avenue is co-sponsored by well-known local artist Carroll […]
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BY THE ENGLEWOOD CHAMBER Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of the Englewood community and a substantial contribution from the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, the Englewood Chamber of Commerce has raised over $167,000 in critical funding for individuals and families in Englewood affected by the devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “The outpouring […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held an audit meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14 to discuss management and financial details from the year. Authority staff have estimated that Causeway construction from the last hurricane season will cost around $1.5 million. Repairs to the roadway will be the main component of this total, Executive Director Kathy […]
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Longtime golfer and Boca Beacon columnist Phil Woods will be honored at the Lemon Bay Golf Club this Friday and Saturday when they play The Captain’s Cup this weekend. Woods was a contributor during the early years of the Boca Beacon, and wrote columns on both golf and fishing. Through his career he has been […]
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The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is accepting scholarship applications. Applicants for the program must meet the following criteria: 1. Have applied for admission to a school of higher education. 2. Demonstrate a high school grade point average of B or better. 3. Reside in Boca Grande, or be the child or […]
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BY KAREN GRACEBOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Frank and Louise DuPont Crowninshield first came to Boca Grande in 1916 or 1917 having learned from Benny Crowninshield, Frank’s brother, of the large number of tarpon in local waters. By 1923, they were Florida residents with a house at First Street and Gulf Boulevard, the street west of […]
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Residents of Boca Grande have been seeing jet vacuum trucks cleaning up drains and sewers. The work is part of a master contract from Ajax Paving Industries of Florida for road repairs. “Lee DOT crews are doing final cleanup of the right of way and patching roads that are not on the contracted list,” said […]
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The Lee County Hearing Examiner is set at press-time to hear a zoning case regarding the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s new annex at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. The hearing, in Ft. Myers, is regarding a variance for parking spaces. The county’s code requires 51 spaces, but the clinic needs 11 spaces for those […]
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The Boca Grande Post Office, closed since Hurricane Helene, this week is one step closer to completion. Owner Mark Spurgeon said that there is progress in the renovation, which involved the total gutting of the space. After interior renovations, he is now able to turn over the building to the United States Postal Service. Renovations […]
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at far right, spoke to an overflow group at the Boca Grande Men’s Club luncheon on Wednesday this week. Shown above from left are Greg Brown, Motorola CEO and Dick Brown who serves on the Board of the Men’s Club. […]