PYTHONS ON THE LOOSE
Largest of Florida's pet pests invade Everglades
Suppose you could buy a legal firework as long as your hand, and grow it to be a two-story force of nature before igniting it? Well you can't, so forget it. But what you can do is buy a python. Burmese pythons are particularly popular for about $40 wholesale or just under $100 in a pet store, at about the size of a ruler. Full Story
Customers can prepare for afterlife at Costco
Wholesale store sells coffins
Dying isn't quite what it used to be. The days of seeing a funeral director in a dark, pin stripe suit showing a grief-stricken family around a showroom of caskets and embellished urns are seemingly passé. Now folks can peruse stores like global wholesale retailer Costco and online sites such as EBay to buy a coffin. Full Story
Pet business rescues abandoned canines
Neglected, abandoned, malnourished and sickly, most of the dogs that find their way to Jennie Curtis and Sunny Lichtenberg have been given up on and seem to have little chance of finding a permanent home. "Sunny and I put the business together," said Curtis. "During the past six or seven years we were rescuing mostly dachshunds and shelties, but then we got very popular. Full Story
Annual Cattle Barons' Ball tickets sold out
Only sponsorships still available
Tables for the American Cancer Society of Lee County's 2008 Cattle Barons' Ball have sold out six months prior to the actual event date. The fifth annual fundraising event will kick off Saturday, January 26 at the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers' River District. This is the fourth consecutive year the event has sold out in advance. Full Story
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Art is not a competition to me," says Naples painter Susan Merritt. "It's a way of life. It's what you are. It's how you are. "It's not about following the trends. Full Story
Theater Conspiracy finds port in the storm
In the midst of ongoing trials and tribulations, Theater Conspiracy theater production company has already managed to enact a new production at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater. This after theater group lost its place at the Foulds Theater due to contract issues. Full Story
International Design Center: top end interiors
Elegant facility caters to designers and the public
Looking for the elegant, unique, or state-of-the-art to furnish that new home - or need some help with the interior design? The International Design Center in Estero has it all. Full Story
Florida Housing launches statewide mortgage reduction program
Florida Housing Finance Corporation announced details of a new statewide program to help first-time home buyers reduce their monthly mortgage payments. Steve Auger, executive director of the organization, said that it's a partnership with four major mortgage insurance companies to reduce a homeowner's monthly mortgage insurance payments by at least $100. Full Story
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