ILLEGAL!?
Some Florida laws forbid things you might never have imagined
I f you've ever played with your young children by getting down on all fours and pretending to be a bull while they giggled and taunted you with a pillow case or towel, well, KNOCK IT OFF. Simulated bullfighting is illegal in Florida. That's right, legislators in the Sunshine State felt some compelling need to pass a law to regulate the all-toocommon simulated bullfight. Full Story
Tourism, airport set records
More snowbirds are coming and spending more money
If the amount of taxes collected on hotel rooms is any indication of a successful tourist season, this year's was a smash. Bed tax receipts - the 5 percent surcharge on hotel rooms and short-term rentals - were up more than 20 percent in February and March than last year. Full Story
Family business is recipe for success
Don Chisum knows how to move hunks of bulky concrete and building materials around with a crane. He also knows a thing a two about how to keep a crane business afloat - even during a downturn in the housing market. The owner of Gulf Coast Crane Rental Incorporated is pushing hard to keep his seven-year construction business running. Full Story
It's financial spring cleaning time
Now that tax season is over, it's a good time to do a little financial spring cleaning. + Did you get a big tax refund? If you did, it means you gave the government an interest free loan all year. Full Story
Multiple Personality Performance
O dds are, if you've never seen "The Syringa Tree," then you've never seen a play quite like it before. "Some people are put off when they hear it's a one-woman show," says Tamara Flannagan, who stars in the play. "I try to explain that it's not a onewoman show, it's a play performed by one person. The 24 or so characters in it talk to one another. Full Story
Mariner students shine at art show
Dakota Sica, a sophomore at Mariner High School, was awarded the purple ribbon for "Best in Show," at the Lee County Art Education Association's annual show at the Alliance for the Arts on Tuesday, April 24. Sica's sculpture was judged the best of nearly 1,000 works submitted by Lee County students. Full Story
Oasis blends art and nature
Downtown development completing first two towers of 1,000-unit project
Nestled on the north end of Fort Myers' redevelopment district, on a spit of land that juts out into the Caloosahatchee River, sits Art at the Oasis. It's the latest development from megadeveloper Jorge Perez, the Miami-based builder of condominium projects. Full Story
PINNACLE AWARDS
The Lee Building Industry Association held its 17th Annual Pinnacle Awards on Saturday, April 21 at the Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa. The event pays tribute to Industry Association members who have obtained an outstanding level of success and professionalism in new home sales and marketing during the year 2006. Full Story
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