DOCTORS WITH A HEART
Local physicians venture to desolate areas to cure the needy
A group of French doctors and journalists founded Medicines sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders) in 1971, responding to medical needs in Nigeria after a famine. They were the first nongovernmental organization to provide emergency medical assistance. Full Story
Lee County leading important cancer research
Hospital selected to conduct tests of new technology
Southwest Florida patients diagnosed with cancer will be some of the first people in the world to have access to technology that may obliterate the diseased cells within seconds - but they will have to wait a little longer until the Food Drug Administration approves human testing. Full Story
Small airline offers big convenience
ACI charters private flights out of Page Field
"I'm talking rich enough to own your own jet," Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas) said to Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) in the '80s Oliver Stone film, "Wall Street." It was Gecko's ultimate example of the freedoms of the super-rich. But if you can't afford to buy one, chartering is probably the next best option. Aeronautical Charters Inc. Full Story
NOISE cleans up at 2007 SWF Addy Awards
Sanibel firm wins 42 awards plus a 'Best in Show'
NOISE, a 21-year-old multi-media branding communications agency, dominated the 2007 Southwest Florida Addy Competition, sponsored by the American Advertising Association, by winning 19 Gold awards, 23 Silver awards and Best of Show (print). The awards were presented at a ceremony last Saturday in Fort Myers. Full Story
Horror writer Joe Hill talks writing at the reading festival
In Joe Hill's world, a sixth grade boy befriends a classmate (who happens to be an inflatable boy), a ghost who kisses like a movie star and knows every film ever made inhabits a movie theater, a man transforms into an eight-foot-tall locust, and an IBM electric typewriter in the basement types stories on its own every night. Full Story
Fine art on display downtown
Harborside hosts Art Council's Spring show
Harborside Event Center presents the "Art Council of Southwest Florida Spring Juried Show", in conjunction with the Community Art Showcase. This fine art exhibition, featuring works from members of the Art Council of Southwest Florida, runs through April 15 and is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Full Story
Lucaya: island atmosphere in the city
Lucaya in south Fort Myers has a different developer's name behind the project, but the product in the gated community hasn't changed. Signs fronted by fountains at the entrance along McGregor Boulevard lead to a quiet community that was a Taylor Woodrow project when releases for the first of two construction phases started in 2005. Full Story
Realtors call for government action
The REALTOR Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach, Inc has called for Lee County Commissioners to consider stimulus measures to address the current downturn in the local Lee County economy. "The importance of economic diversification is essential to Lee County's continued growth," said Association President Ron Carpenter. Full Story
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