Matlacha Menagerie

gallery focused on locals as much as tourists, carrying metal art, wall art, pottery, jewelry and toiletries

“We’ve decided to diversify a little bit because Matlacha has always been an artsy town The three main art galleries in

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brisket, chuck and sirloin He’s also planning a buttermilk marinade, southern, deep-fried homestyle sous vide chicken, which he said makes the dish moist and succulent

“I always say it’s the side-chick it’s better than Chick-Filet and available on Sundays,” Freeman said

As for the menu, Freeman said spicy

From page 2 garlic shrimp will be an item as an entrée or an appetizer

Fresh seafood will be a staple at the new place, he said, as that was always something he did on Fort Myers Beach

“I used to buy tons of Gulf red grouper, so I’m going to do the same thing here bring in fresh Gulf grouper and filet it fresh every day I’ll have fried grouper

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From page 1 our town were not going to be reopened, so we now have 8 local artists showing their products in our store, so we are now a gift shop gallery, rather than just a gift gallery,” Solinger said

Solinger said he’s very proud of what they have been able to accomplish in a short period of time, emphasizing that Matlacha will be just fine and that he and Linda are just happy to be a part of it

“We love the little ol' town and we’re really concerned about all the buildings that are for sale, but we find ourselves cautious ly optimis tic that everything’s going to be OK,” Solinger said Matlacha Menagerie is located at 4625 Pine Island Road, N.W., Matlacha. For a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n , c a l l 2 3 9 - 2 8 20099

From page 1 for us and helped us out We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for our good friends on the island that helped us unselfishly This was a team effort We are blessed to have people who love us We are ready to turn this chapter and look forward to the future also, fudge Ian,” Tidball said CW Fudge Factory is at 4548 Pine Island Road, Matlacha It is open seven days a week from 10 a m to 8 p m For additional information, please call 239-283-9911 sandwiches, blackened grouper sandwiches and regular grouper sandwiches I’m going to go after the best fresh local grouper you can get on this island

“I love to cook It’s something I’ve always done,” he continued “My dad bought the restaurant when I was 11 years old, so I was running around the kitchen shucking oysters and peeling shrimp I was going down to the shrimp docks and fileting grouper for the captains I love seafood and I love the industry the island people We’re just gonna be that neighborhood bar I’m gonna show the love to the community ”

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