Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Events.
The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan. 18. The all-island tournament, sponsored by the Boca Beacon’s publisher, Dusty Hopkins, will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club and the Boca Grande Club. The matches will begin on Saturday, Jan. 18 and will end on Saturday, Feb. 8. […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“Christmas is a bridge.We need bridges as the rivers of time flow past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.” Gladys Taber, author of 59 books and columnist for Ladies’ Home Journal Sorry to say, the reason for the season seems to have completely vanished this year. This […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR If you believe in the true spirit of Christmas then you know about all thingsred and green, silver and gold,happy days, warm nightsand the wonderful smells of the holiday season. But did you know about the reds and greens that come to the shores of Charlotte Harbor and Boca Grande in […]
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Lee County’s Hurricane Milton debris-collection operation for Boca Grande have been completed. The county would like to thank island residents for diligently following proper setout practices during the recovery so that the county’s debris hauler could clean up efficiently. The county would like to remind Boca Grande residents: • Do not set out any more […]
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Glenn Scarpa of Scarpa’s Coastal was recently interviewed by Bloomberg Wall Street Week for a feature on insurance costs in Florida and across the United States. Reached last week, Scarpa said he was not sure how they had found him for the interview. The show showed the interior of Scarpa’s, and how high water had […]
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Four volunteers for program agree on each situation and meet with businesses and orgs The Boca Grande Disaster Fund is now approaching $3.5 million in donations to support the recovery of the business and nonprofit community of the island. Donations will continue to be accepted until Dec. 31. The fund, which is run through Lighthouse […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners appointed Commission Chairman Kevin Ruane as chair of the Tourist Development Council. Ruane, who is District 1 Commissioner, was named BOCC chairman on Nov. 19. He replaces TDC Chairman and Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass. Ruane was first elected to the BOCC in November 2020 after serving as the […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Charlotte County coastal staff and the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers participated in a beach cleanup last Wednesday, Dec. 11 to get Milton debris off the beach. “Would like to give a big thank you to the wonderful beachgoers who walk the beach and created stockpiles of debris since Milton,” said Susie […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Friends of Boca Grande are now operating out of old marine containers for offices, as they wait for repairs to the Boca Grande Community Center, which was flooded during hurricanes Helene and Milton. The “offices” are in the parking lot of the Crowninshield House, which will be the first building renovated for use after the […]
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Boca Grande Preschool’s Executive Director Kelli Carpenter and the Board of Directors are making plans to re-open the school at a temporary location. The Boca Grande community has pledged the necessary funds to rebuild the preschool, and staff expect to hear in January from the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Venice regarding the status […]