Mean Streets
School-age children are at greater risk of being hit by a car while walking in Lee County than any other Florida county. Full Story
New shelter gives hope to domestic abuse victims
Victims of domestic abuse and their children in need of long term, transitional housing could soon have a new option available. Mary's House of Hope, a local non-profit, is hoping to have a 10-bedroom duplex built in Fort Myers by Christmas. Full Story
Local teen earns Eagle Scout Badge
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America convened a Court of Honor and presented the Eagle Scout Badge to Kyle Reichenbecher on Aug. 14. Reichenbecher, 17, is a member of Boy Scout Troop 35 at St. Francis Xavier School in Fort Myers. Full Story
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Space 39's owner shares passion with public
Space 39 art gallery owner Terry Tincher shares a Jan. 19 birthday with the famous French painter, Paul C Full Story
Stop unwanted telephone calls
One of the best ways to protect yourself from identity theft and telemarketing fraud is to stop businesses and charities from selling your name. To remove your name from most marketing lists, follow this checklist: • Don't play direct mail sweepstakes or talk to telemarketers. Full Story
Goodwill holding open house
Goodwill Industries and Southwest Florida GWI Housing is holding an open house and ribbon cutting for The Pines HUD Housing Project located at 1961 Queen Street in North Ft. Myers. The ribbon cutting will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday Aug. 23. Full Story
Rowing club comes to Lee County
Cape Harbour will host organization
One of the original sports in the modern Olympic Games finally has a home in Lee County, at The Marina at Cape Harbour. There are 2,000 rowing clubs worldwide and approximately 40 active Youth Rowing programs in Florida, but none in our area, until now. The Cape Coral Rowing Club recently announced their formation and partnership with Cape Harbour. Full Story
Guardian ad Litem selects new director
Advocates for abused kids
Frank Prado has been selected to direct the Twentieth Judicial Circuit's Guardian ad Litem program for Southwest Florida. The Guardian ad Litem Program advocates for the best interest of children who are alleged to be abused, neglected, or abandoned and who are involved in court proceedings. Full Story
Kids campaign raffling off role on TV's "Scrubs"
To benefit Southwest Florida's "Cribs for Kids"
Children's Home Society of Florida Southwest Division, in collaboration with Cribs for Kids, is raffling off a walk-on role on NBC-TV's "Scrubs", a full day on the set with the "Scrubs" cast and crew, $1,000 spending money, round-trip airfare for two to Los Angeles, and five nights in a luxury hotel. Raffle tickets are $5 each, with two chances to win per ticket. Full Story
Chamber holding Global Expo 2007
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is hosting their Global Expo 2007 on Thursday, Aug. 30 from 3 p.m. until 7:30 at the Harborside Event Center in downtown Fort Myers. Global Expo 2007 will be part of Business After Five, one of The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce's most influential and popular networking events. Full Story
Goodwill looking for car donations
Do you have a car you no longer drive? Is your driveway looking like a car lot? Why not donate that car to Goodwill and change someone's life? Goodwill is in desperate need of cars for its 4 Wheels 4 Work program and its car sales lot in Fort Myers. 4 Wheels 4 Work gives cars to deserving people who are in need of their own transportation. Full Story
Financial tips for credit card-smart college freshmen
For incoming freshmen, college means one thing: freedom. It also is usually a person's first experience with credit cards. According to a 2006 study by Student Monitor, a publisher of nationally syndicated market research of college students, nearly two-thirds of college undergraduates acquire their first credit card before age 19. Full Story
Wear your college colors on Aug. 31
Gov. Charlie Crist has proclaimed Aug. 31 as College Colors Day as the official day to show your collegiate spirit by wearing your college colors. Full Story
More women are choosing to breastfeed
But rates fall short of national objectives
Although more women are choosing to breastfeed, the percentage of mothers who breastfeed exclusively is far short of national objectives, according to a report last week in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Full Story
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