OUR VERY OWN LOCAL FIGHT CLUB
CLUB CAGE FIGHTERS WALKING THE WALK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
I T WAS NEARLY 8 P.M., AND RETREAT WAS impossible. It was too late to talk the talk. Now, nothing could save Dustin Fellows, Justin Goodall and Alex Iriarte from having to walk the walk. Full Story
It may not be much, but it's home
AmeriCorps worker interviews the homeless about daily life
The melaleuca-choked woods bordering a well-traveled thoroughfare in Fort Myers were quiet and beautiful in a late-afternoon summer rainstorm. Drivers passing by don't see what the melaleuca grove also is: a place that people call home. Full Story
The site that sells sunshine
Florida Vacation Auction has the ticket to affordable getaways
It started back in the '90s, when the Internet became public domain and electronic marketing was just emerging. In 1996, a marketing program caught the eye of veteran hospitality marketer Sal Dickinson. He received an e-mail marketing program from Cathay Pacific, offering airline seats by auction at a fraction of retail prices. Mr. Full Story
Bell Tower Shops planning a facelift that would create jobs
The Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers is taking on a multi-million dollar investment that will modernize the shopping center. The work exterior renewal work started in May and is scheduled to be finished in the fall. Fifty workers will find employment through the project, which will cause little disruption to shoppers, diners and window-browsers. Full Story
TIME FOR TEA (POTS)
I F YOU THINK ALL TEAPOTS are, as the song says, "short and stout," just simple utilitarian household items to be used but not admired, you're in for a surprise. Artists have long embraced the object, and, more recently, as artists are prone to do, are pushing its boundaries. Full Story
Filmed locally, 'Still Green' comes out in Naples this weekend
Graduating from high school is a milestone for every teen, but the eight friends who start out celebrating in the movie "Still Green" wind up facing another milestone, too — a much bigger, more difficult one: the death of a friend. Full Story
Home sales pace double last year
Bank-owned properties account for two-thirds of volume
In May, 1,451 existing single-family homes were sold in Lee County, more than double the number of homes sold in May last year, according to a report by The Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach Inc. Pending sales were up more than 38 percent over the prior year, with 1,980 single-family homes pending versus 1,429 a year ago. Full Story
Four new high-rise model residences at Bonita Bay
The Lutgert Companies has introduced the first four model residences in Tavira at Bonita Bay, its sixth luxury high-rise in the Bonita Springs community. Tavira, which will be completed this fall, will have a 26th-floor rooftop sunset terrace overlooking Estero Bay, Bonita Beach and the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story
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