RACE
Sworn in on the Lincoln Bible: Has our new president changed our feelings on race?
WHEN MORNING BROKE across the District of Columbia on Monday, March 4, spring had come to town: trees awakened in leaf and bud, flowers bloomed profusely throughout Washington's gardens, and James Buchanan met Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel for breakfast. Full Story
Make it art, or at least comply with postal regulations
Clair Millis' mailbox has the aura of an old Western, where it stands alone along a rural stretch of Cemetery Road in Buckingham. It's covered with ornate stones and flanked by a large cactus, which blooms every year. "I did it to be different," Mr. Millis said. Full Story
Overseas connection is crucial for area businesses
Interacting with a global economy poses challenges, rewards
Last Friday, the British and the United States met for the purpose of selling Southwest Florida real estate, in a move some might call revolutionary. "There's nothing like this," said Nick Churton, managing director of Mayfair International Realty, one of the United Kingdom's largest real estate firms. Full Story
Florida Gulf, Edison National banks earns top ratings
Florida Gulf Bank and Edison National Bank have earned a four-star rating from Bauer Financial, Inc., an independent bank and credit-rating firm that has analyzed and reported on the financial condition of the nation's banking industry since 1983. No institution pays for the ratings, which consist of a one- to fivestar scale, four being excellent and five superior. Full Story
Stephen Schwartz's music is 'Wicked' good
SECOND NATIONAL TOURING COMPANY OF 'WICKED' STARTS IN FORT MYERS
You could say it was love at first sight. Or maybe someone cast a spell. Because before he even read Gregory Maguire's best-selling novel, "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," Stephen Schwartz knew he wanted to make a Broadway musical about that iconic green witch. Full Story
The Duprees bring spirit of rock 'n' roll to Sanibel
BIG ARTS presents The Duprees at 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, in Schein Performance Hall. Tickets are $41 floor, $46 loge, available at BIG ARTS Marks Box Office. Full Story
New flats and townhomes available at Paseo
Stock Development has released two new buildings of flats and townhomes and a section of casitas at Paseo, the 2008 Community of the Year. Tim Clark, vice president of sales for Paseo, said 17 flats and townhomes and four casitas are now for sale. Construction of the units will begin upon county approval of the building permits. Full Story
Verandah's sales soar in 2008
Fort Myers development up 139 % over 2007
Home and homesite sales in Verandah in 2008 outpaced projections and exceeded the prior year's sales by 139 percent, said Gary Dumas, vice president for Bonita Bay Group, which is developing the 1,456-acre masterplanned community along a 1.75-mile stretch of the Orange River in Fort Myers. Full Story
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