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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Skilled carpenters are in short supply. The price of materials is rising. Empty lots are disappearing. The easiest thing about building in Boca Grande’s Historic District these days may well be the process for obtaining permits. At least that’s the goal of the Lee County Community Development Department, which supervises renovation […]
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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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■ 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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■ 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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■ PROVIDED BY TONYA DOHERTY Mark your calendar for the first art show of the season. Boca Grande Art Center will hold their opening show November 16 to 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and will continue from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday at 236 Banyan Street, the Boca Grande […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This past Saturday was the traditional Halloween Carnival, an event that island kids have treasured for almost 40 years. It was raining by the time the carnival began, but that didn’t stop the fun.The costume parade and contest usually held on the outdoor stage was held instead in the auditorium, and […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE From Bocaween to the Halloween Carnival, our island has always held the Halloween holiday in high esteem. We may not have residential trick-or-treating, but we do have our own variety of haunting festivities to make the spookiest of nights complete. Many years ago Halloween was – shall we say – an […]
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■ BY TIM SEIBERT The following was written in 2005 by island resident Edward “Tim” J. Seibert. It’s an interesting piece, and with his upcoming honors at the SarasotaMOD event we thought it was also timely to run it now. Seibert’s lifetime achievement in architecture will be the focus of Sarasota MOD Weekend November 10-12, […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A proposal to renovate a private home to an assisted living facility on East Railroad Avenue was not well received in the Boca Grande community, and it brought more than 40 people to the first of two Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meetings in the last two weeks. The meeting at […]
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The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host their October Monthly Mixer at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. Businesses, bring your newest business cards and brochures to display at the Chamber office and to pass around the meeting. Mingle with fellow members and take a […]