a new hospital opens...
... an evolving health system struggles
IN A MOMENT OF MEDICAL choreography worthy of Balanchine, hospital officials are about to shift 200 critically ill patients into the future of medical care, moving them 4.6 miles across Fort Myers to the new, $285 million Gulf Coast Medical Center. Full Story
Donations mirror economy at Naples Wine Festival
Event raises $5 million for kids, down from $14 million last year
F. Scott Fitzgerald got it wrong. The very rich, it seems, aren't that different from you and me. When times are tough, even those possessing extraordinary wealth spend less, although let's be honest and admit that spending less is something of a relative term. Full Story
Maintaining our museums
Just like any business, area museums have to regroup to survive
The Getty. The Museum of Modern Art. The Smithsonian. They're just like any business these days — scrambling to restructure finances and making sacrifices in order to survive. As people have less money to spend on recreational uses, visitor numbers have dropped considerably at museums around the country. Full Story
FGCU presents economic forum Feb. 13
Florida Gulf Coast University invites the public to attend the free Southwest Florida Financial and Economic Forum on current financial and economic challenges facing Southwest Floridians, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 13, in the Student Union ballroom. Full Story
WHEN YOUR KIDS FLY THE NEST...THEN RETURN ALONE TOGETHER
When kids leave home, it's a bittersweet experience, a mixture of pride and sadness, parents say. Suddenly, they're gone, and you and your spouse finally have the house to yourselves. After the whirlwind of soccer games, dance lessons, football practice and theater camp, you're suddenly alone with the person you married so many years ago. Who is this stranger? Full Story
Tovah Feldshuh plays Golda Meir at the Phil
One-woman show features Broadway star
It takes a strong actress to play a formidable, historic person such as Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of Israel. But Tovah Feldshuh welcomed the challenge. As she likes to say, she's played many Jewish mothers, but never the head of a state. Full Story
Paseo tennis center earns national honors
The tennis facilities at Paseo have been designated a 2008 Distinguished Outdoor Tennis Facility by The American Sports Builders Association and Racquet Sports Industry Magazine. Paseo is a private, gated resort-style community in South Fort Myers. Full Story
Lee County foreclosures jump to 17,960 in December
Foreclosure rates in Lee County have increased for the month of December over the same period last year, according to First American CoreLogic, the leading collector of national, state and local data on home prices, foreclosure and delinquency activity, real estate sales volume and mortgage loan activity. Full Story
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