Jul 30 2010

Engineer says speed bumps damaging bridge – Boca Beacon

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Engineer says speed bumps damaging bridge Boca Beacon Further, Taylor – a Boca Grande resident who holds bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering and has worked in the field for more than 30 years – says ...

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Jul 30 2010

Bridge board candidate slate reduced to 11 – Boca Beacon

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Bridge board candidate slate reduced to 11 Boca Beacon In the Lee County portion of Boca Grande, those who have requested mail in ballots that haven't received them should call (239) 533-8683 or go to ...

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Jul 30 2010

Lights cause turtles to make a wrong turn – Boca Beacon

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Lights cause turtles to make a wrong turn Boca Beacon Boca Grande sea turtle patrollers experienced their first turtle hatchling disorientation last week. The turtles are believed to have died. ...

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Jul 30 2010

EcoWatch: Island’s sea turtles need more protection – Boca Beacon

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EcoWatch: Island's sea turtles need more protection Boca Beacon They say charity begins at home, let's start by caring for our Boca Grande turtles. And please remember to remove all beach furniture from the beach. ...

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Jul 30 2010

Tarpon research effort focuses on Boca Grande – Boca Beacon

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Tarpon research effort focuses on Boca Grande Boca Beacon This fall, information will start trickling in from five Boca Grande tarpon that have been satellite tagged that could change traditional knowledge of the ...

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Jul 30 2010

Child care center kids recycle – Boca Beacon

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Child care center kids recycle Boca Beacon Kids at the Boca Grande Child Care Center have found a whole new reason to be excited about recycling – and it's all because of the return. ...

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Jul 29 2010

Best Bets: Lee waters ripe for ‘fun fishing’ – The News-Press

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Best Bets: Lee waters ripe for 'fun fishing' The News-Press ... blue runners over reefs and wrecks in 70 feet of water southwest of Boca Grande Pass, where they've also been catching mangrove snapper on the bottom. ... and more »

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Jul 29 2010

Suspected smuggler crashes boat during chase – The News-Press

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Suspected smuggler crashes boat during chase The News-Press The last large local landing happened in November 2008 when 17 Cuban migrants landed on Boca Grande on Thanksgiving Day. Keim said the boat found Wednesday ... and more »

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Jul 28 2010

Obama must step carefully during his Florida vacation – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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Obama must step carefully during his Florida vacation Sarasota Herald-Tribune BELOW: Former President George HW Bush and his wife, Barbara, visit Boca Grande in 2004. But President Barack Obama is coming for just two days in August ...

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Jul 26 2010

Today’s ‘Bushwood’ Country Club? It’s hardly the same – PGA Tour

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Today's 'Bushwood' Country Club? It's hardly the same PGA Tour ... dinner and dancing scene was shot at Boca Raton Hotel and Club. The marina scene was filmed in Biscayne Bay, further south in Miami. As for Grande Oaks, ... and more »

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Jul 23 2010

Bye bye Bonnie – Boca Beacon

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Bye bye Bonnie Boca Beacon Bonnie arrived in Boca Grande Friday as a tropical storm, and left as a tropical depression. The island received about one-half inch of rain from the storm, ... and more »

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Jul 23 2010

Tropical Storm Bonnie Cam – Boca Beacon

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Tropical Storm Bonnie Cam Boca Beacon Sandy Melvin says Boca Grande's beaches, and its fishing, are better than ever. Rest of Today - Tropical storm conditions possible. ...

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Jul 23 2010

Training for a day we hope never comes – Boca Beacon

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Training for a day we hope never comes Boca Beacon Chief CW Blosser of the Boca Grande Fire Department said they learned five techniques over the three-day class. Containment, deflection, vessel containment, ...

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Jul 23 2010

Court removes TV tarpon tourney from guides suit – Boca Beacon

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Court removes TV tarpon tourney from guides suit Boca Beacon A Florida appeals court has barred the Tarpon Anglers Club and its attorney from future participation in a legal action brought by the Boca Grande Fishing ...

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Jul 23 2010

Owl back in the wild, but not without being ‘mocked’ – Boca Beacon

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Owl back in the wild, but not without being 'mocked' Boca Beacon Just two weeks prior the juvenile owl (already approximately 14 inches tall) was found on the grounds of the Boca Grande Child Care Center. ...

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