BUYING time
Nearly 11,000 Lee County pets are euthanized annually
I t's human folly, frailty and misfortune that's caused the problem, but it's millions of innocent, surplus animals that pay the price. The reasons people cite for giving up their animals vary - "too many pets," "allergies," "landlord wouldn't allow," "divorce," "stray," "moving" - but the result is the same: Between 6 million and 8 million dogs and cats wind up in U. Full Story
Public art projects coming to Fort Myers
Construction cones, strip malls, graffiti, gated communities, car dealerships, or a man drunkenly urinating on the side of a gas station, are all examples of what is not generally considered "public art," and are appreciated more by some than others, in the often picturesque city of Fort Myers. Full Story
Air travel up at SWF International
Passenger traffic more than 7 percent higher than last year
During the month of September, over 387,000 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport, an increase of 5.2 percent compared to September 2006. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 7.5 percent over the same period last year. Full Story
Trash talk and the best dog in town
15 MINUTES
block north of Winkler Avenue on Fowler Street, you may have noticed the stainless steel hot dog cart that's been there five days a week for 16 years. At 10:30 a.m. last Friday under a grey sky, Joe D'Acunto, the owner and Brooklyn native who moved to Florida in 1991, already had a crowd. Full Story
LMHS board meetings now on TV
Lee Memorial Health System Board of Director meetings and Trauma District meetings will be held in the Lee County Public Education Center, 2855 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers. The monthly meetings, which begin at 6 p.m., will be televised in Fort Myers on Comcast Cable Channel 20. In Cape Coral, meetings can be seen on Comcast Cable Channel 17. Full Story
JetBlue adds new routes to New York cities
JetBlue Airways will add even more snowbird service this winter with the addition of daily nonstop service from Buffalo and White Plains to Fort Myers. Both routes will operate once daily from Jan. 8 - April 30, with introductory fares priced at just $84 each way. Full Story
Downtown road closures
Road crews have opened Bay Street (as a two-way street) from the City of Palms parking garage east to Jackson Street and have closed Bay Street from the City of Palms parking garage west to Monroe Street for the next phase of the Downtown Utility and Streetscape Improvements Project. Bay Street will not be a through street at this time. Full Story
Grants available for nonprofits
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation Founders Grant Cycle deadline for applications is Nov. 6. All applications must be completed and received by mail or delivered to the Community Foundation office, at 8260 College Parkway Suite 101, no later than 4 p.m. Full Story
Gulfshore Life names decade's best
They've championed the arts and cared for the sick. They've founded retail giants and established a world-class education center in a new town. They are omnipresent trailblazers using their talents and passions to shape and improve our communities. Full Story
Children's injury prevention fair set
Event offers kids safety lessons while having fun
Lee Memorial Health System will hold a Children's Injury Prevention Fair on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lee Memorial Hospital, 2776 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers. The fair is designed to promote injury prevention by combining fun activities and useful information for the entire family. Full Story
Who will stop the PAIN?
PET TALES
Just as with human medicine, advancements in the way we think of and treat pain for animals is improving the quality of life for pets, with veterinarians now being able to choose from a wide array of products and strategies to ease the hurt. Full Story
Joint disease often untreated in cats
• An article in Veterinary Practice News compared the written medical records of 100 cats older than 12 years to X-rays of the cats taken at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Full Story
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