Tag: Boca Grande Community Center

Advice from writer Thomas McGuane lingers still

January 2, 2025
Guest Columnist
Columns

BY KATHY Y. FUTCH One February, a few years back, islander-author Thomas McGuane enthralled an auditorium full of readers and writers in the Boca Grande Community Center. Those present then...

Friends of Boca Grande move office to marine containers

December 19, 2024
Garland Pollard
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...

Friends Annual Meeting addresses plans for season, construction

November 14, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Featured News, News

With flooding damage, group reviews construction plans Remediation of the Boca Grande Community Center from Hurricanes Milton and Helene will continue into 2025. The Crowninshield House will...

Royal Palm Players’ temporary office

Editor’s Note: The Royal Palm Players sent out this letter to patrons and theatergoers. Dear Patrons and Friends: We hope this email finds you safe and sound. Our hearts go out to everyone...

Friends of Boca Grande Postpones Programs Amid Storm Recovery

October 18, 2024
Staff Report
News

Friends of Boca Grande Community Center will postpone all scheduled programs for November and December as the island continues its recovery from storms Helene and Milton, both of which flooded the...

Voting elects move to Methodist Church

In-person voting at Precinct 122, which typically is held at the Boca Grande Community Center will instead use the Lighthouse United Methodist Church for the Nov. 5 General Election. The...

Island School hopes Monday open

October 3, 2024
Boca Beacon
Education, News

BY CHRISTINE OLIVER, HEAD OF SCHOOL Students’ first day back to school is tentatively scheduled for Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. However, we still need the all-clear from the county. Lee County...

Boca Bargains moves merchandise

October 3, 2024
Boca Beacon
News

BY WENDY FREEMAN, BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB The interior of our building at the Community Center took in a lot of water and mud, and there was plenty of damage. Floors will need to be...

Gasparilla recovery the subject of Lee Commission meeting on Tuesday morning

October 3, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Featured News, News

Lee County provided a hurricane recovery update at its regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, including updates on the Boca Grande Community Center...

Lee County wrote its own zoning waiver for Community Center parking parking

Movie theater comparison used in explanation Editor’s note: In the process of reviewing documents ahead of the season, and changed parking rules, the Beacon discovered some differences in...