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
Lulu's offers blasts from past
Walk into LuLu's Gift Emporium in Royal Palm Square for a glimpse of fresh-retro nostalgia. The shop's colors and gift items fairly leap out at customers, while the scent of flavored candles brings a touch of the days when bobby-soxers ruled and every girl had stuffed animals crowding for space on her bed. Full Story
HeroCare helps community's finest
Sporting a neatly trimmed goatee and pressed blue HeroCare shirt, Lane Houk slipped into the conference room at his yellow and blue painted offices on College Parkway and Winkler Avenue last Tuesday morning with a mission - to define what heroes are, what a community is, and how he's trying to bring local businesses together to help them all. Full Story
Excitement in the air
Michael Hall and the Southwest Florida Symphony start a new era
M ichael Hall is excited. He's excited about Beethoven, Schubert and Mozart the way preteens are excited about "American Idol" and Hannah Montana. Full Story
FALL READING
A Grave Injustice
By Prudy Taylor Board (Archebooks Publishing, $28.99) A Grave Injustice, Prudy Taylor Board's latest novel, joins her delightful, celebritycook murder series in bringing praise to this distinctive and prolific writer. Both are fastpaced, exciting mysteries but A Grave Injustice sports an added surprise - a touch of the supernatural. Full Story
Verandah keeps rural Florida character
Bonita Bay development earns high marks for "green" building
Unlike most developers that have unleashed earthmovers and chainsaws to clear the land for building, Bonita Bay Group carefully planned how to save trees, waterways and build Verandah, a green community near Fort Myers. Full Story
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