a road runs through it
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
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
KOVELS: ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
Celluloid toys are popular collectibles
Twentieth-century iron toys and tin toys have been collected for generations. Many books and articles have been written about the toys and their makers. But celluloid toys, which date from the late 1800s into the 1950s (when plastic became popular), were made in many European countries, Japan and the United States. Full Story
Kayak with your canine on the Blueway
If you and your pooch are experienced, well-mannered kayakers, plan to join Lee County Parks and Recreation for an outing Rover won't forget on the Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail. Four-pawed and two-legged participants will meet at the kayak launch across from Dog Beach on Estero Boulevard just south of Lovers Key. Full Story
This week on WGCU TV
. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 8 P.M. American Masters Trumbo A look at the life and award-winning career of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, author of the antiwar novel Johnny Got His Gun, who was blacklisted during the Red Scare. Full Story
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