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THE SHORT COLORFUL HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY BY ROGER WILLIAMS rwilliams@floridaweekly.com Caught in the blink of a proverbial eye, contained in the breath of a single long life, preserved in the still-warm amber of the 20th century, with a few runt years of the 21st century thrown in to boot, lies the modern history of Lee County. More ...
BY LIBBY MCMILLAN Special to Florida Weekly Southwest Floridians, like other Americans, live in a world filled with pink ribbons, innocent-looking icons of awareness that many women also see as harbingers of a dreaded breast cancer diagnosis. Many a survey places breast cancer as the top female health concern. More ... Lee County Heart Ball tickets now available May 10 event includes gourmet dining, dancing and auctions Tickets are now available for the Lee County Heart Ball, a gala event to raise funds to combat the No. 1 killer in America - heart disease. Heart Ball 2008 is a blacktie evening event of gourmet dining, dancing, silent and live auctions, and outstanding entertainment, with proceeds benefiting the... More ...
Chef Love announces 2008 class schedule Pastry Chef Norman Love has announced the class schedule for his spring and summer chocolate making classes at Norman Love Confections. From April through July, the master chocolatier will share some of the techniques he uses to create the chocolate indulgences that are ranked best in the nation. More ...
In just six years, the Bobby Nichols- Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation has raised $1.942 million for children's charities. This year's Nichols Cup Celebrity Pro-Am tournament, held February 17-18 at Fiddlesticks Country Club, was the biggest yet. More ... Big Cypress Market Place makes list of places to visit The state tourism bureau has named Big Cypress Market Place as one of 40 great places to visit in Florida. The Market Place was included in VisitFlorida's list of "Forty Ways to Play in Florida," published in the spring issue of Travel + Leisure Family and the April issue of Travel + Leisure maga... More ... Paleo Day Saturday at museum See and experience prehistory in a big way on Saturday, April 26 at both the Imaginarium and SWFLMuseum of History. At 1:30 pm at the Imaginarium, hear worldfamous paleontologist Dr. Dale Russell share his adventures and secrets about the prehistoric creatures he helped discover over the last thr... More ...
20th commencement set at FGCU Florida Gulf Coast University will stage the largest commencement exercise in its history this Spring, conferring diplomas upon 925 graduates. The ceremony lasts about two and a half hours. FGCU President Wilson G. Bradshaw delivers the commencement address to gradu... More ... Grants offer recovering women workplace training, new beds Two grants worth a total of $17,900 have been awarded to Southwest Florida Addiction Services, to assist women recovering from substance abuse at its Transitional Living Center on Dixie Parkway in Fort Myers. More ... New college to host first open house April 24 Rasmussen College, new to Fort Myers, will host its first open house on Thursday, April 24 from 3 to 7 p.m. at its main campus at 9160 Forum Corporate Parkway, just east of interstate 75 and Colonial Boulevard. The new, 18,000 square foot campus will be open to the community for tours. More ... National Day of Prayer event May 1 in Estero Christians gather at Estero Community Park on May 1 to honor the National Day of Prayer. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with music provided by the Summit Church band and praise team. The time of worship through prayer begins at 7 p.m. with the Presentation of Colors by the ROTC from Estero H... More ...
The American Red Cross of Lee County named Pine Island resident and long-time chapter volunteer Carlene Sharples with its annual Volunteer of the Year award at a recognition dinner. As the head of the chapter's disaster assessment team and a disaster action team leader, Sharples' contributions t... More ... Copyright © 2007—2008 Florida Media Group LLC. |
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