Future of Space Coast Stadium is up in air as Nats, Lee County have spring fling
WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS’ bags all but packed and ready to go to a new spring training site — possibly as early as 2014 — the question in Brevard County is what would become of Viera’s Space Coast Stadium. Full Story
KOVELS: ANTIQUES
Garden Ware features sneaky, surprising critters
Art pottery made by Weller is a favorite among collectors. The company made art pottery in Zanesville, Ohio, from 1893 to 1948. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Weller also made less sophisticated pottery for the yard called “Garden Ware.” Stone-colored birdbaths, sprinklers, fountains, toadstool seats, sundials and urns were available. Full Story
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Casinos, racetracks and penny arcades vie for gamblers’ money
An Atlanta-based developer and the owners of the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Racing & Poker hope to prod state lawmakers into expanding gambling in Lee County — a move Izzy Havenick says will help the landmark dog track win back business from the penny arcades and so-called Internet cafes that have sprung up in strip malls throughout the Southwest Florida area in recent years. Full Story
MONEY & INVESTING
Managing your portfolio and managing your expectations
A fundamental concept in investing is that the future is unknown. Portfolios should be constructed with that in mind.
Sure, investors want to think that they can figure out the future. They will listen to cable news to hear many an economic prognostication and asset class forecast. But what they’re getting might be just high-end marketing, selling or info-taining. Full Story
Derby Girls contest to support Abuse Counseling & Treatment
Enjoy high-speed roller derby action and also support the efforts of the Abuse Counseling & Treatment organization when the Fort Myers Derby Girls host the River City Rat Pack from Jacksonville at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Bamboozles in Fort Myers. Full Story
IMAGINARY STREET SCENES
Michelle Weinberg’s “architecture as theater” depicts where human drama happens
BLOCK BY BLOCK, MICHELLE WEINBERG is creating her own imaginary city.
She paints scenes of city streets: buildings, walls, billboards, gardens, courtyards and cul de sacs, all in bright colors and dizzying patterns that seem as if they should clash, but don’t. Full Story
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