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Is traveling without a vehicle in Lee County a Mission Impossible? BY STEPHANIE WESTENDORF Florida Weekly Correspondent T he other day my editor gave me my assignment: "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get around Lee County without a car." Alright, so his phrasing was a little different. But still, getting around Lee County without a car? I grew up here and, until writing this story, had never ... More ...
Old Causeway roadbed crumbling before it's dumped into the Gulf BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent Lee County's newest artificial reef project is not going quite as well as hoped, said Chris Koepfer, a supervisor with Lee County Division of Natural Resources. "We're tied up with the (Sanibel) Causeway right now. More ...
Circuit Court Judge James Seals will be honored by the PACE Center for Girls with the "Voice for Girls Award" for his advocacy on behalf of girls in juvenile justice and dependency. Community leaders Bill and Pat Barton will receive the "Investing in the Future Award" for their leadership in the ... More ...
Mrs. Williams' Fancy Flamingo BY EVAN _WILLIAMS Florida Weekly Correspondent The shaded doors of Fancy Flamingo Antiques on Peck Street, across from the Fort Myers police station, promise a cool hour of browsing. Inside those doors, and out of the summer heat as thick as a sauna's, it may take a moment to notice owner Jessie Williams. More ...
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Lee County Libraries are reporting that teens are checking out 67 percent more items than they did at this time last year. Teens are also turning out in record numbers for summer reading programs, with a 150 percent increase in teen attendance over last year. More ... Beware of traveling con artists Traveling con artists are in Lee County "Travelers" arrive every spring and typically prey on elderly homeowners with door-to-door roofing, paving and other scams, intimidating consumers into paying thousands of dollars for poor quality work. "There is absolutely no reason to let strangers in your home," said Lee County Sheriff Mike Sc... More ... New traffic signal system launched Lee County Department of Transportation, Lee County Emergency Medical Services, and South Trail Fire Rescue District recently launched the traffic signal preemption system pilot program. The system is a means to ensure effective intersection signal priority control for safe and rapid emergency res... More ...
SPECIAL TO _FLORIDA _WEEKLY Sanibel Island's appeal to both kids and grown-ups has secured it a spot on the "Top-10 Family Beaches" list released recently by ShermansTravel. com, a leading publisher of travel deals and destination advice. ShermansTravel.com hails the island for having "all the ingredients for a kid's dream ... More ... Lee Memorial addresses affordable housing for workers Health care employees and public service employees from schools, law enforcement, emergency services, municipalities, and other government are invited to attend an expo designed to assist them in finding affordable housing. More ... FGCU professor invited to Mexican Earth Day event Florida Gulf Coast University professor of Environmental Studies and director for the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education Peter Blaze Corcoran was recently invited by Mexican President Felipe Calderón to participate in an event celebrating Earth Day in Mexico City. More ...
Mangrove Madness, an International Game Fish Association World Qualifying Tournament will be held on Aug. 17 and 18 at 'Tween Waters Inn on Captiva Island. This tournament, now in the second year, provides a great experience for anglers who love to fish, who want to have fun and who want to enjoy ... More ...
BY DR. STEVEN STYLIANOS Chief of Pediatric Surgery, Miami Children's Hospital If you're like most Americans, you have very fond memories of your first car. Whether it was used or new, it didn't matter - you had a sense of freedom and independence like you had never experienced before. Even though you didn't have much driving experience, it didn't matter. You could go where... More ...
June figures up 4 percent over last year SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY news@florida-weekly.com Passenger totals for June 2007 at Southwest Florida International Airport increased again, making this the 11th straight month of record-breaking traffic. During the month of June, over 525,000 passengers traveled through the airport, an increase of nearly 4 percent compared to June 2006. Year-to-... More ... Copyright © 2007—2008 Florida Media Group LLC. |
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