RE/MAX office replacing convenience store
The former Kwik Stop store located next to Starbucks on Northeast 26 Street is under renovation and will be used as a RE/MAX real estate office when renovations are complete, according to the building’s owner Joe Pallant.
Volunteers needed for Art Gallery 21
Wilton Manors’ Art Gallery 21 is seeking volunteer docents for its upcoming Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit “The Way We Worked” which will be on display from March 24, 2017 through May 6, 2017. Those interested should send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 954-661-4740. “The Way We Worked” is a traveling exhibit which showcases American workers from all walks of life.
Island City Open returns
The 7th Annual Island City Open, the city’s annual tennis tournament, will be held Saturday, Feb. 4 and Sunday, Feb. 5 at Hagen Park. The tournament is open to men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles in Levels A, B and C. The entry fee includes barbecue on Saturday, a shirt and an awards ceremony. Pre-registration is required. To register, visit wiltonmanors.com/documentcenter/view/2520, print out the registration form and drop it off with the registration check ($25 for singles players, $40 for doubles teams) at Hagen Park. Make checks payable to Donna Kocyba. For more information, call 954-390-2130 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
False alarm at Wilton Manors Elementary
A response by Wilton Manors police to an unidentified individual on the campus of Wilton Manors Elementary School turned out to be a false alarm. On Jan. 26, the school was put on lockdown and police units responded to the call of an unidentified individual at the school. But according to police, the unidentified individual turned out to be a member of the school’s staff. Police say there was no threat and the school was removed from lockdown shortly thereafter.
Resident worried about construction getting too close
Resident Raymond Carrier likes living in his neighborhood behind the Shoppes of Wilton Manors. But he wants a setback in case a developer builds something in the shopping center that Carrier isn’t as enthusiastic about.
At the Jan. 24 commissioner meeting, Carrier asked the commission to create a setback in its code between commercial and residential properties. Right now, none exists between the homes that abut the Shoppes of Wilton Manors.
He’s worried about a higher building being constructed right next to his property overlooking it.
There’s also no setback between The Manor Complex and the residences behind it.
Robert Moore, director of Community Development Services, said there is some preliminary talk about The Manor expanding its facilities but nothing has been submitted yet. She said that developers who submit plans before a setback is established would not be bound by it and could build right up to the property line.
