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BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@florida-weekly.com On the very day that a Calusa warrior shot Ponce de Leon in the leg with a reed arrow, the bald cypress tree that hosts a ghost orchid blooming this week in the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary probably stood in a halo of silence. More ...
BY CARL-JOHN X VERAJA Florida Weekly Correspondent Tomato pickers in Immokalee are among the lowest paid workers in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Workers toil in area fields collecting tomatoes in buckets that weigh about 32 pounds when full. Those buckets of fresh tomatoes are then sent to packing houses and eventually m... More ...
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Lee County's horse club, the Lee County Horseman's Association, has taken on a new face. If you have been around for any period of time, you have probably attended a horse show, but if you haven't - now is the time to come out and watch this fabulous sport. More ...
BY EVAN _WILLIAMS ewilliams@florida-weekly.com Nita Flores darkly drawn face is coolly offset by turquoise earrings and a tie-dyed t-shirt. She is a multi-continental infusion of Puerto Rican, Lithuanian, Italian, and something else unknown. "I'm a mutt," she said. Flores was working by herself last Thursday night, at her Nita's Sweet Bean C... More ... Elderly inmates' health costs not issue in Lee BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent At 82 years old, Joseph Rodriguez has the distinction of being Lee County's oldest inmate. In any other jurisdiction, Rodriguez -- who is charged with second degree murder in the June 27 shooting death of his wife, Wanda -- being charged with the crime could translate into higher costs for local ... More ...
BY LISA _BARRINGER Special to Florida Weekly This month, some youths will be able to get away with giggling aloud at the library. In fact, the Lee County Library System is inviting teenagers to break their silence during Teen Read Week (Oct. 14-20). The goal is to get young adult patrons to "LOL @ your library" - this year's theme of the n... More ... Local priest blesses Shell Factory animals BY ELLA NAYOR enayor@florida-weekly.com Father Fritz Ligonde's is used to doling out blessings - to people that is. But now he can add large, scaly alligators and gangly emus to his repertoire of prayer recipients. In honor of the Catholic celebration of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. More ...
Better box habits: A cat who's missing the litter box may be sending a message - so listen up! BY DR. MARTY BECKER and _GINA SPADAFORI Correspondent When the weather turns colder and houses close up for warmth, every little thing starts to annoy us. Like the smell of the litter box, or (worse) the smell of a cat who's not using the litter box at all. But don't blame the cat. More ... One good turn may deserve another - as Congress considers extending IRA direct gifts BY JOHN _W. SHEPPARD Retired Estate Planning Attorney and Trustee, Southwest Florida Community Foundation In August 2006, Congress passed a law which permits for 2006 and 2007 direct charitable gifts from one's IRA, which is a tax benefit to the IRA owner, but limited the eligibility to IRA owners older than 70-1/2 and gifts not exceeding $100,000 in each of only the years 2006 and 2007. More ... Copyright © 2007—2008 Florida Media Group LLC. |
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