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20 percent of Lee County land is currently restricted. Is it bureaucratic ruse or sound policy? BY EVAN WILLIAMS I ewilliams@florida-weekly.com I n 1989, former Lee County commissioner Charles L. Bigelow received a phone call from friend and colleague Tom Pelham. Back then, Pelham was the head of the Florida department that managed growth and was pressuring county's to plan for the future. More ...
Bogus bill found in Fort Myers may have star's image BY JEFF CULL jcull@florida-weekly.com A bogus $100 bill turned up in Fort Myers last week and bank tellers and a customer agreed: The watermark image imbedded in the currency looked like TV host Jay Leno. "It looked just like him," said Michelle Hall, an employee of Salty Sam's Marina on Fort Myers Beach. More ... Mann, Berlam appointed to Edison College board SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Edison College District President Kenneth P. Walker announced that Mary Lee Mann of Alva, and Ann E. Berlam of Naples, have received gubernatorial appointments as members of the College's District Board of Trustees. "Mrs. More ...
A portrait of the artist as an older woman BY EVAN _WILLIAMS ewilliams@florida-weekly.com In 1991, when Mary Richey was a mere 62 years old, she was leaving Duluth, Minn. on a 35-foot Bristol sailboat with her husband, bound for Fort Myers. "By gum, we went sailing and we had a good time," she said, flashing a broad smile. "When we were traveling I only did water colors because it's c... More ...
The Web site is: www.FindBabyBryan.com FLORIDA _WEEKLY STAFF _REPORT news@florida-weekly.com Kid Finders Network has launched a new Web site for dedicated to finding missing Fort Myers baby, Bryan dos Santos Gomes. An unknown suspect abducted him at knife point on Dec. 1. The Web site is: www.FindBabyBryan. com. Non-profit Kid Finders Network, also uses mobile billboards to display the... More ...
BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended that additional clinical trials be conducted on a drug used locally in heart surgeries after finding patients who took it had a higher risks of serious side effects including kidney problems, heart attacks and strokes. More ...
Female inmates learning Braille SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY The Winning Kids Club, Braille Institute of Florida, and the Lee County Sheriff's Office have formed a partnership to reach out to the community and provide books for blind and low-vision children. Female inmates are learning the basics of the Braille code and have already transcribed one child's... More ...
The U.S. Postal Service and the Servicio Postal Mexicano have signed an agreement to improve mail services between the United States and Mexico. As part of the agreement, USPS will assist SEPOMEX in developing its own transformation plan - drawing on the Postal Service's successful experience wi... More ... Win a Cadillac at Canterbury golf classic A hole-in-one could win a lucky golfer a brand new Cadillac at the Canterbury School Cougar Golf Classic on Sunday, Oct. 7 at Mediterra, a Tom Fazio designed 18- hole championship course. The event will fund Canterbury's scholarship and financial aid program, which, in turn, benefits 18 percent o... More ...
Congress Jewelers gives $200,000 to Habitat for Humanity SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Congress Jewelers has donated $200,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Lee County. The contribution, in funds received through the Community Contribution Tax Credit Program, is underwriting the costs of four homes being built this year. More ... Copyright © 2007—2008 Florida Media Group LLC. |
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