HARD TIMES?
People define hard times in different ways. We asked people around Lee County for their definition. This is what they told us.
CHARLES DICKENS MAY HAVE PUT HIS fanciful finger on the current American moment a century and a-half ago. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," he wrote to begin his novel, "A Tale of Two Cities." And now we find ourselves facing hard times Full Story
Help times seven at east Fort Myers United Way House
Building on a prior success, United Way has opened a Lee County United Way House in east Fort Myers, bringing seven social service agencies to one spot. The agencies all share offices in one building at 4040 Palm Beach Blvd. and work as a team to solve the complex problems of poor or struggling families nearby. Full Story
Cleaning up the foreclosure mess
Summit REO moves embarrassing property for overworked banks
One of the most visible effects of the housing meltdown are empty, abandoned properties that dot neighborhoods all over Southwest Florida. Many of these foreclosed homes are owned by out-of-state banks that sometimes ignore them like a messy closet. Often, the banks have not managed to keep the lawns mowed and doors locked, let alone market and re-sell them. Full Story
Florida Weekly wins seven advertising awards
Press Association honors winners statewide
Florida Weekly took home seven prestigious awards last month in the Florida Press Association's 2007-2008 Fall Advertising Contest. Competing against all weekly and daily Florida newspapers, Creative Director Jim Dickerson was honored in four categories. Full Story
Looking @ Memoirs
Writing memoirs is the art of living backwards, says writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest.
She's 34 years old, and has already written two: "Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and Havana," and "Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines."
"Your life is material, it's not your life. It's what you use to write," says Michael Steinberg. He's written one memoir, "Still Pitching," and is working on a second. Full Story
Sugarland headlines second annual Lakeside Country Bash
Outdoor country concert to benefit Lakes Park foundation
Country music sensation Sugarland will headline the second annual Sam Galloway Ford Lakeside Country Bash at Lakes Park on Nov. 8. The Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation, Lee County Parks and Recreation and Gator Country 101.9 FM are planning the outdoor concert with international concert promoter AEG Live. Full Story
Miromar adds new beachfront development
Costa Amalfi fronts Lake Como
Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club announced its newest beachfront neighborhood, Costa Amalfi. The neighborhood has only 16 home sites, three of which have already been sold. Each site features frontage along a wide stretch of private white sandy beach and southwest views across 250-acre Lake Como. Full Story
McGarvey Development donates $32,000 to Builders Care
Donation will help agency provide ongoing home renovations
McGarvey Development Company has donated more than $32,000 to help the Lee Building Industry Association Builders Care program provide free home repair services to disadvantaged Lee County residents. "We are so grateful to receive this donation. Full Story
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