Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News, Profiles, Uncategorized.
Readers of the Beacon might have noticed a new byline in last week’s paper; Angela McPhillips is the newest edition to the Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Magazine team, bringing with her a fresh perspective, great enthusiasm and new content to keep an eye out for. A lifelong Chicagoan, McPhillips grew up with grandparents and parents […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Uncategorized.
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met for their quarterly board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 14, to discuss not only future finances, but to discuss drainage and the strengthening of the Causeway islands, which is now in progress. Through the whole meeting, a subtext on what the new parking regulations would do with toll revenue for […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire, Uncategorized.
Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to a shark bite last Saturday night. Chief C.W. Blosser said that fire and EMS responded on Saturday night to a 10:55 p.m. 911 call to “rendezvous with an incoming boat” that arrived on Gasparilla Island from Cayo Costa. Blosser said that the group was tarpon […]
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Community, Education.
I’ve spent most of my life in school – from kindergarten through my doctoral studies – and stayed closely connected to the educational system as a certified school nurse and professor of nursing, training future nurses to support not only patients, but children in the classroom. I’ve worked in countless schools, from bustling city campuses […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, News, Police & Fire, Sports & Outdoors.
Nov. 15 date set The Boca Grande Fire Department is putting on The Grande Firehouse 5K on Saturday, Nov. 15. The run will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center and end on Banyan Street. Post-race activities will continue at the Community Center with refreshments. Participants must register online as there is […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness.
BY RAYMOND A. JAMES, D.O.BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness for a condition that, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation, affects more than 8 million Americans and 125 million people worldwide. Psoriasis is a non-contagious, chronic autoimmune disease that impacts the skin, joints, and often a person’s […]
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FROM BARRIER ISLANDPARKS SOCIETY Editor’s Note: This is the first of six weekly wildlife articles submitted by the Barrier Island Parks Society to raise awareness. If you’ve been on a barrier island in Southwest Florida or along the coast, you might have heard a high-pitched whistling call from an osprey (Pandion haliaetus). The osprey, also […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“At the end of the day,the government and local government all bow to public pressure [regulatory] enforcement is weak, and environmental litigationis near to impossible,so there is an urgent needfor extensive public participationto generate another kindof motivation.” Ma Jun, National Geographic Explorer, an environmentalist, journalist, shares the view that the responsibilities to save the oceans […]
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Charlotte County Public Works will host a community outreach meeting on Monday, August 18, to discuss county right-of-way (ROW) encroachments on Don Pedro and Knight Islands. The meeting will be held at Charlotte County Fire & EMS Station 10, 101 Gasparilla Way. Historically, enforcement has been complaint-driven, but inconsistent application led the County to consider […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Community History.
BY KAREN GRACE,BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY In 1915, Peter Bradley of the American agricultural Chemical Company had 26 banyan trees planted on each side of what was then Second Street. The trees may have been part of a 1914 master plan produced for the company by landscape architect Carl Rust Parker. Banyan trees were proposed […]