Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
Churches along Gilchrist Avenue this week sent a letter to Lee County officials reiterating their support for continuing to allow daytime parking in the median of Gilchrist Avenue. The formal letter came in response to a meeting of the three churches on Sunday, April 7. At the meeting, the three churches gathered to discuss scenarios […]
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Charlotte County staff has just posted a seabird nesting colony in front of SeaWatch, off of Gulf Shores Drive. The full season runs from Feb. 15 to Aug. 31; the county marks nesting sites when found. Four least terns were observed nesting with eggs and many more were there courting and mating. Black skimmers were […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
Kathy Peters led the Lighthouse United Methodist congregation in honoring and encouraging this year’s high school and fifth grade graduates, as well as providing personal Bibles for the third graders of the church. This took place last Sunday, as the school year will soon be coming to a close. At the ceremony, the young people […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: Your April 12 editorial (Why Placida Matters to Gasparilla Island) is very much on point. I wonder if what you’re describing is essentially what the Comprehensive Plan should contain. I get the sense that maybe, just maybe, we in the Cape Haze Peninsula are ready to have another kick at the comprehensive […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Editorial.
There are many “very important” and “formerly very important” or “previously important” or “pretty important” people on Gasparilla Island. We have acronyms for them. This week, we spied one of the well-known and still-very-important persons offering to help a local retailer move some tables and supplies from her car, into a retail shop. He was […]
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The Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee is seeking a volunteer to fill the unexpired term of the District 3 representative. The applicant must be a resident of Charlotte County and reside within the boundaries of District 3. The term will be effective immediately upon approval and expire on Nov. 30, 2024. To obtain an application, […]
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The Barrier Island Fire Service Municipal Service Benefit Unit Advisory Board is seeking a volunteer to fill a vacant position with term ending Oct. 31, 2025. Applicants must be residents of Charlotte County and reside within the Unit. Submit applications to Public Safety Department, 26571 Airport Road, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982; call (941) 833-5610 or […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Captains for Clean Water held an event at Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16 to discuss the organization’s conservation work since its founding in 2016. Hosted by Chandler Converse, Capt. Doug Stewart, Jim “Hooter” Hoyt and Capt. Mark Liberman, the event featured co-founders Capt. Daniel Andrews and Capt. Chris Wittman who spoke about some of […]
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Lee County received a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday, April 8 granting a 30-day extension to review their expected National Flood Insurance premium increase. Lee County property owners have been receiving a 25 percent discount on flood insurance. The discount could disappear in October, a result of rebuilding practices in Lee […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community History, News.
Last remnant of historic Placida village The Placida Bunkhouse, a 1907 cottage used to house the railroad workers of the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railroad, will get an architectural survey, courtesy of its owner and caretaker, Charlotte County. The building, which was once a landmark of the disappeared village of Placida and a gateway to […]