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Smart Studio to hold protest show
January 4, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Mother Nature does not have a voice, so the owners of Smart Studio decided to host a protest art show, asking artists to create works from Mother Nature’s viewpoint. At least a dozen a…
Captains for Clean Water tickets sold out
January 4, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Captains for Clean Water will hold a benefit on Sunday, Jan. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be speakers, heavy hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, a silent auction, live music by Sounds of Obe…
Coffee with a scientist, anyone?
January 4, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Grab your coffee mug and some biscotti and head down to the Mote Marine office in Boca Grande, 480 E. Railroad Ave., for some coffee with the always-lovable and ever-knowing Dr. Vince…
Author Fred Rich to speak at the Fust Library on January 8
January 4, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Retired lawyer and author Fred Rich will be speaking at the Johann Fust Community Library at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8. He is the author of two books: “Getting to Green” and “Christian…
Royal Palm Players presents ‘A View from the Bridge’ for Lit Forum’s January meeting
January 4, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Continuing a long-standing tradition, Royal Palm Players will present a reading of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 10 and 11, at 5 p.m. in the Boc…
The Stevenson home: A house full of whimsy and delight
January 4, 2019
■ BY MARY BESS The posts of the wall surrounding the Stevenson Estate are capped by turtles, outstretched legs flailing in the balmy breeze, doing their best to keep from toppling off their perches…
Obituary: Claire Lee Reid
January 4, 2019
Claire Lee Reid, 78, of Englewood, was born on August 2, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio and sadly left this earth on December 6, 2018. She was surrounded by her eight loving children and their spouses, man…
Obituary: Bette Stolley
January 4, 2019
Stolley, Helen Elizabeth (Bette) Scott Vogt of Sarasota, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2018 after 94 years of an adventurous and gratifying life. She was loved and respected by so many peopl…
Obituary: Cassie Sheffield Kernan
January 4, 2019
Katherine “Cassie” Sheffield Kernan, 74, a mother, dancer and socialite, died in a car accident in Boca Grande on December 18, 2018. Cassie was a camp consultant, world traveler, tennis player, movem…
Profile: Joe Freeman
January 4, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN After living in Boca Grande for decades, working at the phosphate docks and raising a family here, Joe Freeman recently came back to visit the island to attend the opening celebration…