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Pelican tied to a seagull; please consider wildlife on water

We are frequently careless and take our natural resources for granted. Here are a few things we might want to consider. Pelicans are interesting to observe but not always the smartest birds...

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OPINION: Informed locals can hold Buc-ee, county, to highest bar

June 5, 2025
Staff Report
Opinion

BY ROB ROBBINS Recent local media coverage of the Buc-ee’s and Harborview proposal didn’t tell the real story from the epic May 27th marathon board of county commissioner’s meeting. No context...

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Farlow’s releases plans for its Chophouse 285 in Englewood

June 2, 2025
Alici Ouellette
News

The owners of Farlow’s have released plans for their new restaurant on Englewood’s historic Dearborn Street, Chophouse285. The steakhouse represents the latest project from owners Keith...

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: David Mulicka

May 29, 2025
Sheila Evans
News, Profiles

Commissioner with love for island, county When David Mulicka (muh-lik-ah), newest member of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners, was a kid he asked his dad for an allowance. David was...

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First hatchlings to come; big nesting females still get stuck in holes

BY ARLENE HALL,BGSTA SECRETARY This week, our loggerhead turtle mothers laid their 100th nest of the season. It will be interesting to see how May 2025 compares to May 2024’s activity. Final...

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Five miles of bike path landscaping under way

BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association Bike Path restoration projects are well underway. The Town Park project between Third and Fifth Streets is in the...

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How we got here: A chronology of parking discussions in Boca Grande

BY MARCY SHORTUSE Editor’s Note: This August, Lee County commissioners are scheduled to vote on an ordinance related to parking in Boca Grande. It could contain a sweeping revision of current...

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Old Boca Grande plat, history, figures in current Lee County parking discussion

Editor’s Note: Last month, the Boca Beacon filed a public records request with Lee County on issues related to Boca Grande parking. In the files, there are interesting tidbits related to...

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Busy Memorial Day, but traffic just under last year on weekend

On Saturday, May 24, during the Boca H2O Festival, a teenage boy was struck by a boat propeller, breaking his leg. The festival is held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island...

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Night-blooming cereus makes show behind Temptation

Residents have been heading out to the GICIA Bike Path, and other locations across island, to visit night-blooming cereuses. Resident Ellen Cornwell was out Monday evening and photographed the...

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