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■ 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 Garde Entertainment in New York City. Alicia Rodis (Atalanta), Dana Eckey (Thalassa) and Susana Montoya (Alectrona) are all actresses who live […]
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■ 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 are encouraged to attend. The Bob Elliott Award for Photographic Excellence was created by the Boca Grande Camera Club in […]
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■ 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 area who have been meeting informally to discuss various medical topics since the 1980s. Retired island doctors Daly Walker, Les Nash, Jim May […]
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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. Located northwest of Fort Myers on Gasparilla Island, the Hill Tide Estates community is the only site on Boca Grande that overlooks […]
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■ 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 event is free for all ages and is sponsored by the Boca Beacon. All children must be supervised. Prizes will be awarded to […]
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■ 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 Grande Community Center. The addition would be constructed in the north-side courtyard with the intention to provide shade, rain cover and acoustic enhancement. The fabric of […]
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■ 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 renovation of the 70-year-old structure, Thurkow would spend two years “haggling with building and zoning officials” to get the approvals he needed. “Rick […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The three lower roofs are framed in, and the stucco subcontractor is working on the overhead roof. Question of the week: Why did you raise the roof of the toll plaza? Answer: The overhead replacement roof is the same height. Each of the lower three roofs was raised 2 1⁄2 feet for […]
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The Johann Fust Library Foundation presents the first event in the 2017-2018 Literary Series. Nan Alexander Doyle will be speaking in the library loggia at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 about her book, “Dig Where You Are – How One Person’s Effort Can Save a Life, Empower a Community and Create Meaningful Change in […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Johann Fust Library Foundation has a new president, and she’s enthusiastic about all the programs that are planned for this season. New Foundation President Lindsay Major said there are several significant events planned for 2018. “We are extremely proud that we’re able to get Amor Towles to come and speak […]