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■ BY ERICA RESS MARTIN What happens when four couples dare to deal with the differences in their relationships? Well, it’s complicated. Once again, the Royal Palm Players have produced a hilarious show – Peter Quilter’s “Duets.” Yes, it’s about relationships, male and female relationships, specifically, yet it is not an examination of romantic love. Instead, it’s […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Hal McCombs and his wife, Lynne, have been visiting Boca Grande for nearly 30 years. They enjoyed their time on the island so much that they acquired a home here in 2014. Lynne’s maiden name is Marmet. Her parents – Barbara and Bob – were very active on the island for years, which […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Tony Zaranti is passionate about high-quality food and wine service, and that makes him an ideal leader as the new general manager of the Boca Bay Pass Club. Tony was born in Chicago, Illinois, and his parents retired and moved to Las Vegas when he was 10 years old. After he graduated from […]
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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 SUE ERWIN Eric Oberg supervised some significant renovations that were completed over the summer months at Miller’s Dockside and Eagle Grille, located at Boca Grande Marina, where he is the general manager. But by no means is he a new face to our island. The downstairs bar has been moved from the west side to […]
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The Wildlife Center of Venice is always looking for new volunteers to help them treat more than 4,500 Florida wildlife patients each year, and they need your help now more than ever. Two free wildlife training classes for new volunteers will be held in October for rescuers, transporters, fundraising, collecting supplies and on-site support. The […]
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On Tuesday, Oct. 3 Boca Grande firefighters and Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the call of a boat that had run aground and was taking on water. At 9:49 a.m. the call came in that a 19-foot boat, occupied with five passengers, had run aground off Cayo Costa. Boca Grande firefighters attempted to respond, […]
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Roddey Dowd, Sr. passed away at home September 30 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Charlotte on July 18, 1932, the son of the late W. Frank Dowd and Elizabeth Roddey Dowd. Roddey graduated from Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Va. and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Many residents and business owners on the island are quite familiar with the sparkling smile and energetic charisma of Kelly Green. Kelly is a licensed massage therapist, and she’s worked in Boca Grande for the past 22 years. She worked at The Gasparilla Inn & Club starting in 1994 and stayed for […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN When wild animals or birds are injured around Gasparilla Island, they will more than likely end up at The Wildlife Center of Venice, Inc., where several local volunteers such as Loose Caboose Co-owner Blanche Vedette work countless hours to make sure our wildlife is taken care of. It was good news […]