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The single mother thought she was just getting help with the installation of a new air conditioner. Instead, that lady and her three children were surprised to find their North Fort Myers home entirely renovated at no cost to them.

Jan 16, 2025 · It’s not true you can no longer see a passenger pigeon or an ivory-billed woodpecker. Sure you can, on special occasions — Martha herself, the last passenger pigeon known to humankind, dead since 1914 but preserved as a taxidermy mount in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and occasionally brought out for display

Apr 23, 2024 · Stephen Gertzof, 80, of Chicago, Illinois formerly of Naples, Florida and Scituate, Massachusetts, died October 29, 2024 after an extended battle with complications from lung disease.

Jan 9, 2025 · The 67th Farm-City BBQ was held Nov. 27 at the Collier County Fairgrounds with elected officials as celebrity servers. The popular annual event benefits 4-H, Collier County Junior Deputies, Kiwanis Key Clubs and Youth Leadership Collier.

Jul 27, 2023 · The state of restaurants in Southwest Florida is down, but not out. For those still struggling to come back after Hurricane Ian, it’s one day at a time. These are restaurants on the coast, the majority of them in the hardest hit areas of Sanibel and Captiva islands and Fort Myers Beach. Some have recovered,

Dec 1, 2024 · Upcoming Events "Ladies Lunch Bunch Luncheon Friday, November 22nd, 11:15 AM at Swan River Join our ladies for lunch at Swan River. This luncheon is one week earlier because of holiday. 10000 FOR TROOPS Tuesday, December 3rd, 10:00 am at The Pioneer Room at Skillets Restaurant on Airport Pulling & Pine Ridge Rd. Let’s

Dec 19, 2024 · Wine & Food Experience is coming on Nov. 16 from 1-4 p.m. Taste food created by local chefs, try new adult beverages and listen to live music. Tickets start at $60 ...

Mar 7, 2024 · Development projects throughout Florida are stopped in their tracks — and it’s all because of recent federal ruling concerning permitting of construction in environmentally sensitive wetlands. The ruling, in response to a federal lawsuit, said permitting for those projects must come from the Army Corp of Engineers, not the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The U.S. District ...

Aug 24, 2023 · At long last, the post-COVID real estate market is here, settled across southern Florida from east to west in a quirky combination of factors that affect most people the same way, even in different markets and circumstances. They present not just difficulties, but opportunities, real estate experts say. Among those factors: ¦ Higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, especially <a href ...