From jagged pieces:
Najee exhibits at ArtFest Fort Myers
Mixed-media artist Najee makes art the way the rest of us try to build our lives. He takes scraps and pieces from everyday life to create something larger, something beautiful. Full Story
For the needy, a free oil change and a prayer
Keeping up with the rent, let alone basic car maintenance, can be tough for single parents. For some senior citizens, too, who are already burdened with costs for medicine and face shrinking savings accounts, getting an oil change might be low on the list of priorities or long overdue. Full Story
Something for everyone
The new restaurant strategies
This is partly how the B & As figure it these days when they lay out a few hundred thousand bucks or more to open a new restaurant: People might curtail their European travel, their island vacation, their Hawaii trip, their new car, or the new addition to the house, but they're still going to eat. Full Story
Applications being accepted for business ethics award
Nominations for the fourth annual Business Ethics Award of the Uncommon Friends Foundation are being accepted through Feb. 28. The award will be presented in recognition of the critical importance of ethical leadership in today's businesses and organizations during the Uncommon Evening event on Thursday, June 4, at Harborside Events Center, Fort Myers. Full Story
To the 'MAX'
Peter Max and his iconic artwork bound for Naples
No other artist captured the spirit of the '60s the way Peter Max did - the whole love, peace and happiness vibe, the total psychedelic trippiness of it all. Though born a Libra, Peter Max was the perfect visual chronicler of the Age of Aquarius. Full Story
I Live Here
By Mia Kirshner, J.B. MacKinnon, Michael Simons and Paul Shoebridge (Random House, $29.95)
Chechen refugees, Burma's sex workers, Juarez's murdered teenage girls, Malawi's AIDS orphans. While infomercials and human-rights campaigns remind Americans of the shadows within which these people live and die, the details of their everyday lives Full Story
Lee BIA Parade of Homes kicks off Feb. 5
Showcasing premier builders in the area and the very latest in architectural design, construction, technology, cabinetry, lighting, landscaping and pool design, this year's Lee Building Industry Association's Parade of Homes features 29 luxury models ranging in price from the $200,000s to more than $6 million. Full Story
Magnolia Landing sold to Michigan developer
Windham Magnolia Landing LLC has purchased Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club from Taylor Morrison. Taylor Morrison will continue to build single-family homes and twin villas in the community. Michigan-based Windham has more than 42 years of real estate development experience. Full Story
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