News
001p1_xlg.jpg The economy is down but your taxes may be going UP ...
Still, you may not feel the increase until house values rise again

    Homeowners in Fort Myers pay a higher tax rate than in any other city in Lee County. City leaders say it's to maintain basic core services like fire, police and parks, and that's why they raised the rate even higher this year. Full Story
HALO Breast Pap exam can detect atypical, pre-cancerous cells

    With a new test called HALO Breast Pap, obstetricians and gynecologists with Physicians' Primary Care of Southwest Florida are now able to look into the future, predict who will get breast cancer and begin preventive treatment. Full Story
Business
027p1_xlg.jpg Things left behind in the bust
Contents of abandoned storage units go up on the auction block in Lee

    Lee County residents who have lost their homes to foreclosure have resorted to putting their belongings in selfstorage units. Increasingly, the contents of those storage units are going to the highest bidder at weekly or monthly auctions because the owner has fallen behind in rent and essentially abandoned his or her belongings. Full Story
028p1_xlg.jpg Horizon Council honors Lee County's 2008 industry leaders

    The Horizon Council recognized six local companies and one individual for their leadership and innovation during the 2008 Industry Appreciation Week Luncheon held at the Harborside Event Center. Full Story
A&E
057p1_xlg.jpg the glass menagerie
GRITTY AND TIMELESS CLASSIC COMES TO THE FLORIDA REP

    "The Glass Menagerie" is a great play for teens, because there are so many things they can relate to in it, says Chris Clavelli, director of the Florida Repertory Theatre's current production of the Tennessee Williams classic. Full Story
058p1_xlg.jpg Naples-based Chouette handbags live up to name

    Handbag designer Judy Nelson has a thing for France. "I think I was French in another life," she says. So when it came time to choose a name for her "functional chic" purses, it's no surprise Nelson took a lesson from the French language. Full Story
Real Estate
093p1_xlg.jpg Taylor Morrison introduces Tortuga
Prices start from the low-$100,000s

    Twenty-eight garden home residences are completed and ready for sale at Tortuga by Taylor Morrison, a 46.9 acre community located off Gladiolus Drive in Fort Myers, just minutes from the area's beaches and shopping venues. The community will include 368 garden homes in two different neighborhoods featuring two-bedroom plus den and two-bedroom designs. Full Story
094p1_xlg.jpg Toll Brothers 'quick build' program available at Belle Lago

    Toll Brothers has begun construction of a "quick build" villa — the Saranac — at Belle Lago, a community of singlefamily homes on Estero Parkway about one mile east of U.S. 41. "This is a new program that allows buyers to make all of their interior selections," said Gene Gartlan, senior project manager for Toll Brothers. Full Story
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