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■ STAFF REPORT Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of a stolen vehicle at the Pink Elephant, at the corner of 5th Street and Bayou, on December 28 at approximately 7 p.m. According to reports, the complainant said he parked his vehicle at The Pink Elephant around 5:30 p.m. for dinner, but […]
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■ BY PRISCILLA MASSELINK The Wyeth family gathers in Palm Springs on Christmas Eve around 2004, where embarrassing family secrets are revealed, lubricated by plenty of booze and resentments. “Other Desert Cities,” a play by Jon Robin Baitz, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in drama. This is the fourth collaboration between Royal […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Club Inc., is hosting its 12th annual Tennis Fur Ball on January 22, 2020, at the Boca Grande Club’s clubhouse. The cost of admission is $125 per person, which includes dinner, beverages, a 50/50 cash raffle and the opportunity to bid on exciting live and silent auction items. Proceeds from […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Finance/Audit Committee conducted a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the GIBA administration office. GIBA executive staff are currently testing a new website that will allow customers to pay their bills online. “The new site will allow people to check their balances, add money to their accounts […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN New York City Broadway Director Joshua Gold will be directing the Royal Palm Players’ musical “Nunsense” this upcoming spring. Several performances are planned for March. Originally from New York City, Josh’s parents moved to the Tampa Bay area, where he spent his formative years and completed high school. He earned his bachelor […]
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Ruth Adair Newman, 93, of Boca Grande, Florida, formerly of Seville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in Medina. Adair was born February 23, 1926 in Milwaukie, Oregon to Thomas and Ruth {Flynn} Remly. She married Joseph Newman on October 8th, 1951. He passed on August 5th, 2001. Adair was an RN at the Veterans […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The death of a 40-year-old man in Boca Grande Isles will be ruled as an accidental traffic homicide, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Peer August Segelke, of Blacksburg, Va., was riding on the back of a golf cart on Treasure Lane in Boca Grande Isles on Monday, Nov. 18 when […]
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■ MARCY SHORTUSE If you’re planning on coming down to the island soon, or are already here after a long spell of being elsewhere, you’re going to find that some big changes have taken place at the Boca Grande Health Clinic and at the Annex. According to Clinic administrators, the Annex and its activities will […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN It all started eight years ago with a single bag of raisin nut granola. After hours and hours in the kitchen testing recipes and hosting granola-tasting parties with friends, Laurie Landgrebe introduced a collection of healthy granola to a selection of gourmet shops on the east coast of Florida. And now, it’s […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Jeff Koziol had a bit of a scary experience in Boca Grande waters on New Year’s Eve, but thanks to the help from our local law enforcement, everything worked out all right in the end. According to Koziol, he was kayaking in rough weather on the north end of Boca Grande that […]