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EDITORIAL: The parking-challenged ghosts of Boca Grande

We are now in the thick of the summer, a time when the remaining humans on the island retreat indoors, when summer storms are the norm and when iguanas are doing the happy dance. There are other...

Meter maids? Parking permits? Don’t worry, it’s just an advisory group for parking

March 18, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN The debate about the ongoing parking issues on the island continued this week when an informal advisory board gathered at the Community Center for a discussion. Concerned...

A Gilchrist Avenue parking timeline: 2003-15

December 4, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

If you hear the word “Gilchrist” and cringe, you are not alone. As this season begins, the controversy is already starting to heat back up. Before you dive into the cocktail party circuit...

GICIA facilitates parking ordinance revision

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Boca Grande has gorgeous beaches and, even though they are public, they have a wonderful way of giving beach goers a sense of privacy. As Boca Grande becomes more popular as a beach destination,...

Letters: The saga of Gilligan’s Island continues (‘That patch of weeds belongs to all of us’)

To the Editor: I read with great interest an article by a spokesperson for the Gilchrist neighborhood Association, which stated there had been a miscommunication about the Gilchrist parking...

Gilchrist residents speak to the community: There’s been a miscommunication

April 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The following is a statement prepared exclusively for the Boca Beacon, regarding the stance taken on Gilchrist Avenue parking by The Gilchrist Neighborhood Association. They have been largely...

Two local parks projects to be considered by TDC

April 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT Representatives of Gasparilla Island State Parks submitted two applications to be included among the Lee County Tourism Development Council’s Beach and Shoreline project...

Lee County commissioners, Gilchrist interest groups to meet on April 21

April 10, 2015
BBadmin7502
Featured News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE It has been confirmed that Lee County Commissioners will review, listen to public input and make a determination regarding parking on Gilchrist Avenue at their meeting on...

Letter to the Editor: BGHS Historic Home Tour very well attended

Dear Editor, Nearly 400 people attended the recent Boca Grande Historical Society’s Tour of Historic Homes. Almost 100 gathered for the luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn preceding the tour to hear...

Editorial: Tarpon fishers, please read!

January 9, 2015
Guest Columnist
Editorial, Opinion

SAVE THE TARPON – For almost a decade, the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series used a snagging device, misleadingly characterized as a “jig,” to capture large breeding females...