traffic:
Clogged Lee roads are looking more like a Miami every day
As Americans, we are a mobile culture.
We love our cars.
All the vehicles in Lee County - enough to serve nearly 600,000 people addicted to driving - from Mercedes luxury cars to economical Ford Escorts have a need for room on the road. Full Story
Uncertain future awaits Sanibel lighthouse
134-year-old icon needs some help
Sam Bailey, 84, appeared on Sanibel Island just as many of its flora and fauna have, as natives. He walks down those famously shell-laden beaches with a natural ease and remembers every last hurricane that blew through since 1935, he said, and a great deal more than that. Full Story
Glaucoma: Are you at risk?
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
There are approximately 2.2 million Americans age 40 and older who have glaucoma, and half of those are at risk for going blind because they do not know they have the disease. Glaucoma is a condition in which the optic nerve, responsible for transmitting visual information from the eye to the brain, is damaged. Full Story
Lasers help extract pacemaker leads safer
New procedure in Southwest Florida
Patients with extensive scarring around defective pacemaker leads can now stay in Fort Myers to have them repaired. Three weeks ago, Florida Heart Associates Dr. James Sensecqua began performing laser extractions on the leads - a flexible wire that connects the pacemaker to the heart muscle. Full Story
FGCU participates in "Global Warming" teach-in
Florida Gulf Coast University invites students, faculty and the public to engage in an interdisciplinary discussion about "Global Warming Solutions for America" at the FGCU Climate Change Teach-In beginning Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Union. Full Story
Everglades conference on Captiva this week
The Everglades Coalition will host its 23rd Annual Conference on beautiful Captiva Island Jan. 10-13 at South Seas Island Resort. Full Story
Historic walking tours of Fort Myers now available
Discover the legends, lore and rivalry that built our town. Enjoy a downtown Walking Tour of historic Fort Myers where you will see where the old Fort was located, hear the legends surrounding the city, view the restored buildings that house the stories of yesteryear and see the renaissance taking place to keep our history alive. Full Story
Major Crimes Lieutenant earns doctorate
The Lee County Sheriff Lieutenant Ron Curtis recently became the first member of the agency to earn a Doctorate Degree. For the past two-and-a-half years, Curtis has worked his way toward earning this prestigious degree while still managing to serve full time in the Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit. Full Story
Autism: Dealing with misunderstood behaviors
Leading Autism author, lecturer, and advocate, Susan Golubock, will be speaking on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Boy Scouts of America auditorium (1801 Boy Scout Drive) in Ft. Myers. Golubock, owner of Making Sense of Autism, Inc., and contributing author of Women From Another Planet? Full Story
Fashion show benefits cancer care
Tanger Outlets, just before the Sanibel Causeway in Fort Myers, is holding a fashion show and luncheon to benefit Lee Cancer Care on Friday, Jan. 25 at noon. The event will be held at the Lexington Country Club and begins at 11 a.m. with a Chinese Auction. The fashion show and luncheon begins at noon. Clothing will be modeled by cancer survivors and media personalities. Full Story
Lee gets federal grant to help the homeless
Lee County agencies will receive $2.2 million this year to provide housing and supportive services to homeless families and individuals - part of a record $1.5 billion in grants announced last month by the Bush Administration and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi. Full Story
Conference participants volunteer to improve local wetlands
Nearly 400 HSBC North-America executives who are visiting Lee County for a conference are partnering with Lee County Parks & Recreation and Conservation 20/20 staff. Volunteers will remove the non-native invasive tree called melaleuca from the wetland areas of a recently acquired Lee County preserve on Friday Jan. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m.. Full Story
United Way hits $6.5 million donation mark
When the thermometer edges down toward freezing, as it did last week, there's only one thing to say: "Baby, it's cold outside." What if you want to restore some warm feelings as winter takes hold this January? You could pull on a sweater, huddle beneath a heavy quilt or turn up the thermostat. Full Story
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