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Mimi Carvalho is now Executive Chef at South Beach

■ BY SUE ERWIN South Beach Executive Chef Mimi Carvalho can’t make her way from the kitchen through the dining area without being stopped for a quick hello and hug from patrons dining in the establishment. Many know her from the 10-plus years she worked as executive chef at the Coral Creek Club, just off […]

Lynne Cheney shares her insights into James Madison

■ BY MARY COOK Biographer Dr. Lynne Cheney, wife of former United States Vice President Dick Cheney, sailed up to the stage via the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium aisle Wednesday evening, March 21. The waiting audience cheered, aware that she’d been delayed for hours in the airport, held on the runway and then caught […]

See the Weld/Ellis house during ‘Garden Dialogue’

■ STAFF REPORT Dramatically sited on a sand dune, the Weld/Ellis beach house & garden in Boca Grande affords stunning beachfront views of the Gulf of Mexico. The informal winter house of sun-bleached wood was one of the early designs of architect Carl Abbott, whose buildings in Florida and the Caribbean have won numerous awards.

ISLAND LEO BEAT: Welcoming our new TIS SRO

This week we welcomed Cpl. Wilhelm “Willy” Radauscher to the island, as he is the new School Resource Officer (SRO) at The Island School. Willy is a veteran of the United States military, 1983-1986, and he was born in Queens, N.Y. He moved to Sarasota as a young man. He is also the father of […]

DUI at Causeway

■ STAFF REPORT A Placida woman was arrested for driving while under the influence at Gasparilla Road and the Boca Grande Causeway on Monday, March 26 after she rear-ended another vehicle. According to Charlotte County Sheriff’s reports, Madalyn Tinervin was found asleep at the scene when the reporting officer arrived, and she displayed obvious signs […]

Profile: James Clark Dieffenderfer

■ BY SUE ERWIN When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Second Lieutenant Jim Dieffenderfer was a student in the U.S. Army Air Corps Flying Training Program. Jim is the father of Boca Grande resident Ann Fletcher. He splits his time between here and his home in Orlando. The U.S. Air Force veteran completed […]

Many thanks from the Royal Palm Players

To the Editor: Royal Palm Players has closed a memorable season, which included sell-out performances of “Duets,” “Boca Girls,” “Don’t Drink the Water” and “My Fair Lady,” reinstatement of the Literature Forum as a regular part of the season and a marvelous  finale concert version of “Mame.” A lot of people both on and behind […]