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Sarasota’s Fab Lab is Bringing Dreams to Life
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At first glance, the massive machinery and bright green signage remind you of a lab you might see in an engineering firm or professional design lab. Impressive works in progress including a built from scratch airplane with wings that span five-feet and boats in process of having the hulls crafted are scattered throughout the building.
Bob Slicker, GM of Swordfish Grill & Tiki
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On People, Places and Fun…….
We arrived at sunset on a Wednesday and the water off the Swordfish Grill deck was full of wading birds, pelicans and we even spotted a Roseate Spoonbill! A picture perfect setting. As I waited for Bob Slicker, the GM to arrive (I’d never met him), a man with a silly straw hat and ear-to-ear grin showed up…”Patti?” he asked. “Bob?!”
Connecting Cuba Art Exhibit: A World Culture Series Initiative
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On Friday, November 13 at 7pm, the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center presents the opening of the multi-disciplinary art exhibit Connecting Cuba. This program celebrates the normalization of relations with Cuba and our many connections despite years of restriction. The intention of this show is not so much to simply present Cuban artists, or […]
East West College of Natural Medicine
Written by Sande Caplin on . Posted in Businesses.
Many people invoke a variety of medical philosophies into their health and wellness routines. For many, combining Eastern and Western medicinal practices works well. And, in an age where there is a pill for every illness and subsequent medications to combat side effects of taking the pills, people are falling back on age-old traditional medical […]
Ready To Go Paddleboarding?
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Gulfside Paddleboards is your premier paddleboarding company on Siesta Key. Top tour guide, Nate, is a Sarasota Native and has been involved in water sports since he started surfing at 6 years old. Since then, Nate has been on the water year round surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, sailing, fishing, and stand up paddleboarding. Nate has also […]
Why Donald Trump is a True American
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Some hilarious writing from Life In The Boomer Lane, Renee Fisher! photo from Life in the Boomer Lane If you are a Trump Hater, you know who you are. And you are probably perplexed as to why anyone would want Trump to be the President of the United States of America. The fact is that […]
Mote Aquarium Making Headlines
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Just recently, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium made Trip Advisor’s Travelers Choice Awards, firmly seated as the “Number 5 Best Aquarium in the U.S.” and “Number 15 Best Aquarium in the World.” Zoos and aquariums around the world were rated based on visitors’ comments provided over a 12-month period and it would seem that most […]
Everything BUTT
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A recent study out of The University of Texas at Austin analyzed men’s mate preferences and found that men prefer a woman with a 45.5 degree curve from back to buttocks. Allegedly, this degree of curve signifies an ability to “better support, provide for, and carry out multiple pregnancies,” in addition to having a striking […]
Mote to christen Boca Grande-based research vessel
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On Thursday, April 23, members of the Boca Grande community will help scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory celebrate the generous donation of a vessel to its research fleet. Builder George Luzier and vessel donors will also be honored during event. The vessel, which will be dubbed the R/V Thunder and docked on the Island as a […]
Old is the New Black
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Life in the Boomer Lane would love to take credit for having thought up that clever title, but it came from elsewhere. The words are true. We are becoming old. Our country is becoming old. The world is becoming old. If you are on Facebook regularly, you may have believed that the world is filled […]