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Trustees focus attention on inventor's image, marketablity BY ROGER _WILLIAMS rwilliams@florida-weekly.com S o far, the caretakers of the newly restored jewel known as the Edison & Ford Winter Estates have not invited Bob Hey or Robert Poyner to open a tattoo concession on the grounds and begin printing designs into the skins of visitors - say a pattern of five dots, the mysterious tattoo suggestive... More ...
Leaders look to improve facility BY CARL-JOHN X. VERAJA Correspondent Entering the front office of the Williams Academy Black History Museum in Fort Myers, one might not get the best first impression and Alibaba Lumumba, the new president of the Lee County Black History Society, is not entirely happy with the situation. More ...
Florida Gulf Coast University Interim President Richard Pegnetter recently signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment as a Charter Signatory on behalf of FGCU to build upon the University's longstanding commitment to environmental and ecological sustainability. More ... Addiction agency getting new home BY MICHELLE L. START Correspondent Fort Myers is one step closer to opening a new 40-bed detoxification center after Southwest Florida Addiction Services announced it had awarded the construction contract to Owen Ames Kimball Co. The current facility has 25 detoxification beds, but there are typically about 35 to 40 people on a wa... More ...
Lee County overall growth pegged at 6-percent FLORIDA WEEKLY STAFF REPORT Property values slowed from the breakneck pace of the past few years when double-digit increases were the norm. In fact, some areas of Lee County actually lost value. Cape Coral saw its total real estate value drop 4 percent based on estimates from the Lee County Property Appraiser released last ... More ...
Studies show it helps with treatment BY MICHELLE L. START Correspondent Seven Southwest Florida teenage boys - all cancer patients - were among the first in the world to fight-off bacteria and cancer cells with an Angelina Jolie-looka like character named Roxxi in a video game designed to help young people with cancer improve their health and quality of life. More ...
Passenger totals at Southwest Florida International Airport increased again making this the ninth straight month of recordbreaking traffic. During the month of April, nearly 925,000 passengers traveled through the airport, making it the busiest April in the airport's 24-year-history. More ... May home permits up in Lee Builders in unincorporated Lee County, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach pulled 303 permits for single-family houses, about 15 percent more than April's 264. May's single family residential construction is valued at $89 million, up 25 percent over April. More ... Home buying workshop at library If you have been dreaming about owning your own home but do not know where to start, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Florida and the Florida Gulf Coast, Inc. is ready to turn that dream into a reality. On Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. More ...
Community Engineering Services employees teamed with Habitat for Humanity of Lee County May 19 to build a new, affordable home in Lehigh Acres. The CES employees were joined by members of the Fort Myers State Attorney's office for the charity construction project. Together, the volunteers built a... More ...
Contractor's Choice Supply, A Raymond Company and the region's largest supplier of custom cabinetry and appliances to the building industry, has opened a 4,500-square-foot showroom in the company's 70,000-square-foot facility in Fort Myers. More ...
Jason Hall, a quadriplegic since age 15, has been selected to be the keynote speaker for the 2007 Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award. Hall will help honor this year's winners Thursday, Nov. 8, during a breakfast in Collier County and luncheon in Lee County. More ... Copyright © 2007—2008 Florida Media Group LLC. |
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