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The Gasparilla Inn has announced its official reopening date following ongoing recovery efforts on Gasparilla Island. The Inn announced in that it would reopen Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at noon. “Our team continues to amaze us with their dedication and hard-work to put the island and The Inn back to its rightful state,” reported the […]
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Brent Benson donated his hurricane check and landscape work to the Boca Grande Fire Department. The project took four full days, and he finished on Monday, Oct. 28. He runs Artisan Landscaping and Curbing and has a degree in Landscape Architecture. Benson had a few people from his company help him with the landscape work, […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
In the last 10 days, there have been three golf carts reported stolen on Gasparilla Island, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office records and community crime mapping. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Detective N. Trulock was working unmarked, uniformed patrol with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and was assigned for the day to patrol the area […]
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In-person voting for Precinct 122, typically held at the Boca Grande Community Center, will instead take place at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church for the Nov. 5 general election.The Community Center, which sustained significant damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, is unusable. Mail ballots can be tracked as usual at lee.vote. Charlotte County residents can […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Health & Wellness, News, Sports & Outdoors.
CHNEP and state agencies are monitoring weekly This week, the state of Florida reported a “medium” count of red tide off of the coastal areas surrounding Cape Haze, Gasparilla Island and Pine Island. Coastal scientists are observing the blooms closely, as there have been some fish kills in the passes. Along the beach, mid island, […]
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Last week, Jay and Cookie Feinberg won a Final Detail Site Plan approval for their Boca Grande Peninsula Resort & Marina project in Placida. The property is the old Gasparilla Fishery. “It’s a final step,” said developer J.J. “Jay” Feinberg. “It only took us six and half years.” The agenda item, DRC-22-00171, was approved on […]
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Glass Bottom site washed out at Boca Grande Fishing Pier The land side of Don Pedro State Park is open, and its concession, SUP Englewood, will reopen Nov. 1, after only minor flooding damage. “We are getting the building back together,” said Ray Killian, co-owner with his wife Nicole. SUP Englewood is the official concessionaire […]
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Local State Parks saw varying degrees of damage from Hurricane Milton, including structures and access. The Barrier Island Parks Society is focusing recovery on making these locations more resilient for future hurricane seasons. “An engineer from Atlantic Engineering has been out to both the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum and the Range Light for […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
BY GEORGE MILNE, ENGINEERING CHAIRMAN, GIBA Now that we are in the recovery phase, it is important to acknowledge the foresight, preparedness, and timely responses of Kathy Banson and the whole team at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) to the many challenges presented by Hurricane Milton. GIBA provides vital access to our island, and […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Lost and shaken From as far back as I can remember, my life revolved around fishing. If I wasn’t participating, I was dreaming about it. I was consumed with fishing, and many of my first vivid memories are tied to it. Many of these memories involved my mother’s father, Guy Lewis. He was patient, understood […]