WAR THOUGHTS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
On a hot summer's day in Philadelphia only 232 years ago this week, a group of heavily clothed and hardworking wig wearers - the Founding Fathers, as they're called - signed the Declaration of Independence, and jump-started the nation. Full Story
Edison College ranked as top producer of Associate's Degrees
Community College Week magazine named Edison College one of the nation's top producers of associate degrees in its June 16 issue. Among the 2,743 colleges offering associate degrees in the United States, Edison ranked 13th in nursing, 39th in health professions, 68th in all disciplines (non minority) and 90th in all disciplines. Full Story
GAS PRICES GET MOTORISTS PEDDLING
Area bike shops see boom in activity
Brooklyn native Frank Cretella, who has been a Lee Tran bus driver for 17 years, noticed a recent change at the Rosa Parks Transportation Center in downtown Fort Myers, and all over the city: more people are peddling to the bus station so they can travel via a combination of mass transit and bicycle. Full Story
City Furniture set to open complex in Naples
Fort Myers store also under construction
City Furniture, one of Florida's fastest growing furniture retailers, will open its newest furniture showroom in Naples on July 26. The Naples showroom is 53,500 square feet with a 32,000-square-foot Ashley Furniture HomeStore next door. Full Story
Assisted Loving
Bob Morris was a funny, talented writer in his mid-40s living in New York, but he often found himself lonely and dateless on the weekends. When he would go on dates, inevitably they wouldn't work out. Things couldn't get worse, he thought. Full Story
Clyde Butcher exhibit coming to Fort Myers
Renowned photographer
The Southwest Florida Museum of History will host an exhibit by renowned black and white photographer Clyde Butcher beginning Aug. 14. Butcher will debut a new exhibit, "Visions of Florida - A Clyde Butcher Retrospective. Full Story
Florida existing home sales improve month to month
May home sales show modest gain
Florida Realtors statewide continued to report positive signs in their local housing markets, with an uptick in existing home and condominium sales in May 2008 from April, according to the latest housing statistics released by the Florida Association of Realtors. A total of 12,175 existing singlefamily homes sold in May, up 8. Full Story
Coldwell Banker reports 84 percent increase in sales
Firm says buyers are getting back into the market
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Southwest Florida, reported that its May sales were 84 percent better than May 2007. "May's sales results provide clear evidence that buyers are beginning to enter the market in numbers we haven't seen in some time. Full Story
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