A STATE OF BEE-ING
You're more reliant on the dwindling population of pesky buzzers for your food than you know
"The murmuring of innumerable bees," Alfred Lord Tennyson called it - the music of farmer love. The notion doesn't seem so far-fetched on a September morning at the Harold P. Full Story
Meet new FM city manager William "Billy" Mitchell
The elected Mayor is no longer the chief executive of the city
Two-and-a-half hours into his first day on the job, new Fort Myers City Manager William P. Mitchell's secretary Kim Harris said, understandably, "We're still getting used to each other." Mitchell was included in a list of candidates picked by Slavin Consultants, which the city hired to search for qualified applicants. Full Story
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The Fun Tree lives up to its name
Skeletons and a zombie on a gurney appear in the window of a costume rental and party supply store called The Fun Tree, located in the no-man's land between Dean Park and Dunbar proper (a few blocks East of downtown Fort Myers), at 2546 Thompson Street. Full Story
Local agency helping Ethiopian farmers
ECHO ships food plants meant to ease hunger
You can put your money where your mouth is, but for some, that isn't enough. Tim Watkins, Sara Hendershot, and Dee Donalson are also putting their hearts, their souls, their minds and even their roots on the line to help poor, predominantly Muslim farmers in Ethiopia, on the northern rim of Africa. Full Story
Suicides by youth on rise
Ten young people took their own life in Lee in 2004
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging closer study of suicide trends among young adults and teens after it ranked nationwide as the third leading cause of death for those between ages 10 and 24. A study found rates jumped 8 percent from 2003 to 2004 after previously declining more than 28 percent. Full Story
Triplets delivered at new neonatal unit
Five months after the neonatal special care unit opened at Cape Coral Hospital, a set of triplets have been delivered and cared for there. The babies, all boys, were delivered by Cesarean section on Friday, Sept. Full Story
Lee Parks department picks up awards
Lee County Parks and Recreation department won a variety of awards recently from the Florida Recreation & Park Association, a statewide non-profit organization representing local government parks and recreation interests in Florida. Full Story
'Blades to retire Berg, Buckley jerseys
The Florida Everblades, as part of their 10th Anniversary celebration, will honor two local hockey icons. Full Story
Men get migraines too
Despite the long-held belief that migraine headache is only a "woman's disease," a recent online survey conducted by the National Headache Foundation revealed that men who were diagnosed with headache were most often diagnosed with migraine headaches (36 percent). Full Story
Crab races help United Way
NASCRAB, a fun event held every Monday and Thursday at the 'Tween Waters Inn on Captiva, benefits the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties. The crab races held at the Crows Nest at the 'Tween Waters, has been conducted by Tim Jardis for several years. Full Story
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