Category: Real Estate

Business & Real Estate: Magic answers, flattering help from Claude, Grok, GPT or Gemini

BY BRENT MCCONNELL My son calls me a “learn-aholic” because I dive into classes and random learning adventures, determined to learn everything I can before moving on to the next subject. I know...

Business & Real Estate: Don Pedro and Manasota Key up for renourishment

Charlotte County is having a public hearing on Wednesday, July 22 on a proposed tax increase to pay for Don Pedro and Knight Island beach renourishment. That meeting, there will be a separate...

Former Gasparilla Mobile Estates now listed on market

Gasparilla Estates at 2001 Gasparilla Road in Placida is for sale with signs going up this past week. It is but one of a few key properties for sale at the tip of Cape Haze and the entrance to...

Business & Real Estate: Detwiler’s will expand in North Port

Detwiler’s Farm Market is coming to the City of North Port. The family-owned and operated chain of local grocery stores has signed a lease agreement on a 52,000-square-foot standalone store...

Business & Real Estate: Placida’s Centennial Fishing Pier temp closure for repairs

Centennial Fishing Pier located at 14021 Gasparilla Road in Placida will be closed for repair work starting July 13. The pier is anticipated to reopen on July 27. The pier closing is on Coral...

Raising for Baptist Parsonage; historic listing removal for 10th Street

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two items at its upcoming meeting next week on July 8, including raising the parsonage on the First Baptist Church of Boca Grande campus...

Property Appraiser seminar for Lee County

The community is invited to join Clerk Karnes and Lee County’s Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell for a free comprehensive presentation on the property assessment and dispute process. During the...

We thought we’d adopt AI at home. Instead, seems to be adopting us

Are you eying a humanoid robot? BRENT McCONNELL We once made the mistake of standing at the front of the crowd at the 2023 Munich Oktoberfest when the morning gates opened. Thousands of...

Briefly: New Quiet Title suit filed for property

A lawsuit seeking quiet title to a Boca Grande property at 341 Gilchrist Ave. has been filed in Lee County Circuit Court. The case was brought by Cross Street Real Estate Services LLC, acting...

Reviewing the sales tax revenue for Boca Grande

Figuring the effect of parking and storms Despite reports of a strong spring season for some retailers and The Gasparilla Inn & Club, state sales tax data for Boca Grande paints a more...