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Toll Booth construction update: Week 6
November 17, 2017
Contract Duration: 90 days from permit issue date of 9/29/17 The stucco subcontractor has been on site all week. Next week the metal roofs will be installed, and the toll plaza will be painted the fo…
Medieval times performers come to Boca Grande with The Vixen En Garde
November 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Three performers from The Vixen En Garde visited Boca Grande these past two weeks while they were performing at the Sarasota Medieval Fair. The women are stage combat actresses for En…
Camera Club’s Bob Elliott, Island School student Presnell to be honored
November 17, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Camera Club founder Bob Elliott will be honored by The Island School on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. All Camera Club members a…
Boca Grande medical doctors’ society to meet November 21
November 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN There is a great deal of knowledge that can be shared from well-known physicians who spend their winter months in Boca Grande. This organization includes doctors from the Boca Grande a…
Profile John Prescott
November 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN John Prescott has been a certified financial planner for many years, and in the past he’s worked with several national corporations. But now he’s serving clients in Boca Grande with It…
Seagate adds floor plan to Hill Tide collection
November 17, 2017
To the Editor: Fort Myers Seagate Development Group, LLC announced it has expanded its selection of floor plans at Hill Tide Estates, a 9.98-acre gated enclave on the southern tip of Boca Grande. Loc…
Annual Hoop Shoot planned for Nov. 18
November 10, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County Parks and Recreation annual Turkey Hoop Shoot will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 18 at the Boca Grande Community Center’s outdoor basketball court. The eve…
Never Forgotten
November 10, 2017
■ A White Table was on display this week at the Johann Fust Community Library to honor veterans this Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11. Photo by Dusty
Historic Board approves request to add pavilion shade at community center
November 10, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday morning unanimously approved a request to add a free-standing, covered pavilion over the outdoor concrete stage at the Boca Gra…
Boca Grande’s Historic District: Rises from the ‘Ashes’ of Hotel Hell
November 10, 2017
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE When architect Rick Thurkow bought Boca Grande’s infamous “Hotel Hell” in 1986, he never dreamed he would be entering his own permitting purgatory. Before he finished his $150,000…