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Exercising extraordinary generosity comes easy for these Southwest Floridians with huge hearts BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@florida-weekly.com Remember the do-good advice that broke out like a national rash on bumper stickers in the '90s? It said, "Practice Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty. More ...
BY PETE SKIBA Florida Weekly Correspondent The new $285-million Gulf Coast Hospital at Daniels and Metro parkways is expected to attract a lot of new commercial development in the next few years, real estate professionals said. More ...
BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent It was supposed to be the typical annual mammogram exam, but instead Fort Myers resident Jean Cromley learned that she had breast cancer. "I had no idea that anything was wrong," said Cromley, 68. Within two weeks of her diagnosis, Cromley was receiving radiation treatment directly in the affect... More ... 2008 Chico's Charities Edison Festival of Light Schedule of Events Jan. 26 Edison Day of Discovery presented by Florida Power and Light Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science & Engineering Fair and Thomas A. Edison Regional Inventors Fair. Celebrating 51 years, this event showcases over 800-student finalists from Southwest Florida. Exhibits ... More ... Downtown streets closed for construction Beginning Thursday, Jan. 3 crews are scheduled to close the following areas for the next phase of the Downtown Utility and Streetscape Improvements Project: • Main Street from Broadway (including the intersection at Main Street and Broadway) west to the Federal Court House. More ... Tice Street in East Fort Myers will close Tice Street in East Fort Myers between Lexington Avenue and Ortiz Avenue will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 to 5:30 p.m., Saturday Jan. 5 for utility installation. The work coincides with school closures for the holidays. More ... Punta Rassa boat ramp open Work on the Punta Rassa boat ramp parking lot is now complete and it's opened to the public. The boat ramp has undergone renovations and expansion and now has 65 new parking spaces for boat trailers. However, there are no restrooms available until the end of January while crews continue to build... More ... Trash pickup days change With Christmas and New Years days falling on a Tuesday, all garbage, yard waste, and recycling collections from Tuesday on are performed one day after the normally scheduled collection day. The collection schedule change affects all residents in unincorporated areas of Lee County as well as the Ci... More ... Copyright © 2007—2008 Florida Media Group LLC. |
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