In Southwest Florida the deadliest drugs are legal
Prescription drugs overtake alcohol as the most-treated addiction
Over-the-counter medications like Advil or Tylenol are easy to get for your aches and pains. If that doesn't do the trick, prescription drugs called opoids are available from your doctor or pharmacy. Heroin's an opoid, but so are painkilling pills with brand names such as Vicodin and OxyContin. Full Story
New school brings fresh opportunity
When Misty Scott began looking for childcare for her daughter, she stumbled upon the Montessori school that Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc. operates. She knew almost immediately that it was a good fit. Situated on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Full Story
The Sixth Sense of Lisa Williams
Famous TV medium comes to Fort Myers ...
Lisa Williams talks to the dead. Which, considering, is not that unusual. However, the dead also speak to Lisa Williams. Which is, admittedly, a whole different kettle of fish. You may have seen her on the Lifetime channel, which ran her show, "Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead," for two seasons. Full Story
'A Latin Art Affair' opens in River District
"A Latin Art Affair" opens Friday, Sept. 19 at the Harborside Event Center in the downtown Fort Myers River District. The exhibit is part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, with displays by local Latino artists Marcus Antonius Jansen, David Acevedo, Juan Diaz, Rey Llanes Marques, Mayra and Denis Velez and Amarillis Veliz. Full Story
Homes sales up; median price down slightly in Lee County
Collier, however, reports jump in median price
Sales of resale homes in the Greater Fort Myers area rose again in August for the eighth consecutive month. A total of 729 properties sold — up 79 percent from the prior year. However, the value of homes dropped again in August as the median price of an existing single-family home sold for $134,900. Full Story
Landmark Development opens Mediterra model
Landmark Development Group's new Valtalena model in Mediterra has nearly as much under-roof and open-air outdoor living space as it does inside. A covered lanai measuring more than 1,000 square feet combines with an open-air pool deck to offer a variety of al fresco spaces with views of a lake and the 15th fairway of The Club at Mediterra's Tom Faziodesigned North Course. Full Story
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