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WILL LEE OFFICIALS LET BABCOCK DEVELOPERS PAVE EAST LEE COUNTY?

    I MAGINE FLYING OUT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERnational Airport and looking down. If the plane swings northward after takeoff, you'll see the broad Caloosahatchee River stretching east of Fort Myers out the starboard windows, Full Story
002p1_xlg.jpg It's that guy: Mr. Orange and Blue
For 25 years, he's warmed up Gator football crowds

    On any given fall Saturday during football season, hordes of Gator fans cram their way in to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to root for the University of Florida players. And, for the last 25 seasons, Fort Myers resident Richard Johnston Jr. has led "The Swamp" cheers as Mr. Orange and Blue. Full Story
Business
020p1_xlg.jpg In tough times, businesses turn to local chambers of commerce

    Local chambers of commerce that lost members during the recession are finally seeing a trend toward growth. A turnaround started this summer for the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and others. Full Story
Study: Rude work behavior hurts job performances

    A destructive form of secondhand rudeness has been discovered by a University of Florida study, which concludes that employees who are not the intended targets of abusive workplace remarks still suffer from their effects. Full Story
A&E
044p1_xlg.jpg in search of the best little black dress

    WHETHER IT'S A BLIND DATE OR YOUR engagement party, the first day at a new dream job or your 20th high school reunion, the Little Black Dress is always the perfect fit. Full Story
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Oscar de la Renta may headline Naples event

    Summer has come and gone as quickly as a thunderstorm rolls through in August. It seems just yesterday we were contemplating whether we should wear white and now we're making note of must-haves for our autumn and winter wardrobes. Full Story
Real Estate
072p1_lg.jpg Vogue Interiors offers solutions for sluggish sales

    Vogue Interiors has teamed up with an east coast design firm to offer builders and developers a fresh way to market their empty condos and homes with a new line that provides a lifestyle approach to interior design. Full Story
073p1_xlg.jpg Design center, Robb & Stucky host seminars

    The International Design Center in Estero and the Robb & Stucky showroom in Fort Myers invite the public to free seminars about design tips and trends. The September lineup is as follows: • 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. Full Story
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