Tag: Boca Beacon

Profile: Jon Burdette

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Islander and local business owner Jon Burdette started visiting Boca Grande in 1985 when his grandparents were introduced to the island by Stewart Turley. By the early...

Getting ready to cross the new bridge soon

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN The traffic shift to the new bridge is planned for December and will be done in phases, according to GIBA Executive Director Kathy Banson-Verrico, and machinery testing is...

Annual Christmas Walk Saturday

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2015 Christmas Walk in downtown Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Taste of Boca Grande tickets available Dec. 1

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Want to be one of the first to have your 14th Annual Taste of Boca Grande tickets? The event will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 at the Boca Bay Pass Club. The event starts at 6 p.m. Enjoy...

GICIA asks everyone to consider the importance of Mercabo purchase

■ BY MISTY NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GICIA The GICIA has set its sights on Mercabo (the 30-acre parcel at the entrance to the Boca Grande Causeway). With the threat of development...

Save The Tarpon suit laid to rest when PTTS walks

November 21, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

SPECIAL REPORT After seeing its case gutted and its lawyer publicly called out by a Charlotte County judge, the owners of the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series capitulated and walked...

Hill Tide Estates developers disclose details of proposed gated community

November 20, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Approximately 100 Boca Grande residents attended a public information meeting on Monday, Nov. 16 regarding a proposed residential development on the empty 10 acres at...

This weekend Turkey Hoops, next weekend Christmas Walk

November 20, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Beacon and Lee County Parks & Recreation is proud, once again, to sponsor the 2015 Turkey Hoop Shoot. It will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 and begins at 10...

GIBA discusses swing bridge construction progress at quarterly meeting

November 20, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday. Items on the agenda included an explanation of swing bridge change orders, an update...

Are outboards changing the landscape of the sandbar?

To the Editor: I might be mistaken, but I have recently noticed, crossing the second bridge heading toward Boca, and looking to my left next to where numerous “redneck yacht club” outings have...