'Chickee' hut gets approval. SHELBY WEBB. When it comes to tiki-type huts, the hands that build them can make the difference between a city violation and a no-hassle construction job.

Thate records show Spencer wrote a check for $10,000 to chickee hut builder William Johns of Hollywood last July 22, agreeing to pay him an additional $15,000 when the job was completed.

DEP records show Spencer wrote a check for $10,000 to chickee hut builder William Johns of Hollywood on July 22, agreeing to pay him an additional $15,000 when the job was completed.

Chickee shelters — thatched roofs with open sides and no floors — were developed by the Seminoles in the 1800s. The tribe had been living in log cabins, but during the Seminole wars they were ...

The Seminoles recently built a chickee hut behind the Bonita Springs Historical Society’s building on Old 41. The structure will be used for workshops and lectures, but it is also forging this ...

Leaders of South Florida Free Beaches and Florida Lifestyle Naturists agree the chickee huts at Haulover Beach attract crime. But they differ on how to fix the problem.

Chickee cross beams measure about 16 inches in diameter and the chickee’s poles, or legs, are about 10 inches across. The cypress is untreated but will last “indefinitely,” Osceola said.

A tiki hut built as part of the resurgence of the Marker 4 restaurant got an official pass forward in the process to make using the structure legal. The Venice Planning Commission approved an after… ...

CLERMONT — It took 13 members of the Seminole tribe six days to bring a little bit of authentic American Indian culture to downtown Clermont. A huge, L-shaped chickee hut, complete with hand ...