Reinventing Edison
Trustees focus attention on inventor's image, marketablity
S o far, the caretakers of the newly restored jewel known as the Edison & Ford Winter Estates have not invited Bob Hey or Robert Poyner to open a tattoo concession on the grounds and begin printing designs into the skins of visitors - say a pattern of five dots, the mysterious tattoo suggestive of dice that Thomas Edison sported on his left forearm, Full Story
Black History Museum facing its problems
Leaders look to improve facility
Entering the front office of the Williams Academy Black History Museum in Fort Myers, one might not get the best first impression and Alibaba Lumumba, the new president of the Lee County Black History Society, is not entirely happy with the situation. Full Story
FGCU sets higher environmental standard
Florida Gulf Coast University Interim President Richard Pegnetter recently signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment as a Charter Signatory on behalf of FGCU to build upon the University's longstanding commitment to environmental and ecological sustainability. Full Story
Addiction agency getting new home
Fort Myers is one step closer to opening a new 40-bed detoxification center after Southwest Florida Addiction Services announced it had awarded the construction contract to Owen Ames Kimball Co. The current facility has 25 detoxification beds, but there are typically about 35 to 40 people on a waiting list. Full Story
Property values dip for some, soar for others
Lee County overall growth pegged at 6-percent
Property values slowed from the breakneck pace of the past few years when double-digit increases were the norm. In fact, some areas of Lee County actually lost value. Cape Coral saw its total real estate value drop 4 percent based on estimates from the Lee County Property Appraiser released last week. Lehigh Acres tumbled nearly 10 percent. Full Story
Video game tested by area cancer patients
Studies show it helps with treatment
Seven Southwest Florida teenage boys - all cancer patients - were among the first in the world to fight-off bacteria and cancer cells with an Angelina Jolie-looka like character named Roxxi in a video game designed to help young people with cancer improve their health and quality of life. Full Story
Airport sets another traffic record
Passenger totals at Southwest Florida International Airport increased again making this the ninth straight month of recordbreaking traffic. During the month of April, nearly 925,000 passengers traveled through the airport, making it the busiest April in the airport's 24-year-history. Full Story
May home permits up in Lee
Builders in unincorporated Lee County, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach pulled 303 permits for single-family houses, about 15 percent more than April's 264. May's single family residential construction is valued at $89 million, up 25 percent over April. Full Story
Home buying workshop at library
If you have been dreaming about owning your own home but do not know where to start, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Florida and the Florida Gulf Coast, Inc. is ready to turn that dream into a reality. On Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Full Story
Firm helps build Habitat home
Community Engineering Services employees teamed with Habitat for Humanity of Lee County May 19 to build a new, affordable home in Lehigh Acres. The CES employees were joined by members of the Fort Myers State Attorney's office for the charity construction project. Together, the volunteers built and braced all the exterior walls and prepared the home for roofing. Full Story
Contractor's Choice opens new showroom
Contractor's Choice Supply, A Raymond Company and the region's largest supplier of custom cabinetry and appliances to the building industry, has opened a 4,500-square-foot showroom in the company's 70,000-square-foot facility in Fort Myers. Full Story
Speaker announced for 2007 Blue Chip Award
Jason Hall, a quadriplegic since age 15, has been selected to be the keynote speaker for the 2007 Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award. Hall will help honor this year's winners Thursday, Nov. 8, during a breakfast in Collier County and luncheon in Lee County. Full Story
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