Stamp collecting serious & fun
October is National Stamp Collecting month
"Stamps are a form of money," said Frank Falco, a customer service supervisor at the downtown Fort Myers Post Office. They are also a form of history, and as such have generated millions of hobbyists worldwide who collect them for their tiny windows on the world of dinosaurs, movie stars, TV shows, wars, space exploration, ducks and hundreds of other things. Full Story
Airport traffic down in August
Nearly 449,000 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in August, a decrease of 8 percent compared to August 2007. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is down 5 percent over the same period last year. The traffic leader in August was Delta with 61,926 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers. Full Story
Density subject of ULI meeting
The Urban Land Institute Southwest Florida District Council will host a program on "The Politics of Density: Vision Versus Reality" on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The meeting will be held at Pelican Preserve, 10561 Veneto Drive in Fort Myers. Networking begins at 8 a.m. with the program starting at 8:30 a.m. Full Story
Gora/McGahey named top architect by Lee BIA
Gora/McGahey Associates in Architecture earned four architectural design awards and was named Architectural Firm of the Year at the third annual Lee Building Industry Association Commercial Contractors Council Summit Awards event. Full Story
NOISE expands on Sanibel
NOISE, an award-winning multi-media branding communications agency with offices on Sanibel Island and Milwaukee, has expanded its Southwest Florida service office to a new location at 2340 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island. Full Story
Vic's Painting adds new service
Vic's Painting of Fort Myers has added a new specialty service called Ceiling Pro by Vic's. The process cleans, restores, and sanitizes ceiling surfaces and walls using a unique and environmentally safe method. It is applied on-site and is mess-free. Full Story
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