KOVELS: ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
The fascinating history of ‘faux’
other craftsmen, sometimes fake or “faux” is better than real. Recently a huge Civil War monument in Cleveland was restored and experts learned that what they thought was expensive pink-andyellow marble was actually inexpensive white marble that had been painted — so it was faux. The 19th-century group that built the monument must have wanted to save money. Full Story
Paradise Wedding & Event Expo on tap in Cape Coral
The Wedding Professionals of Southwest Florida has scheduled its Premier Paradise Wedding & Event Expo for noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. The event is open to the public and will feature a fashion and hair show, entertainment, complimentary makeovers and hairstyling, specials gifts for the guys, giveaways and raffles. Full Story
Foreign policy lecture series set at Edison State
For the first time, the popular Great Decision series is coming to the campus of Edison State College. Great Decisions is the Foreign Policy Association’s famous briefing book and program designed to engage citizens in learning about the world. Full Story
NEWS BRIEFS
Caloosa Isle takes part in school grant program
Caloosa Isle Boat Sales & Service has been selected to participate in the South Fort Myers High School B-Wett NOAA Grant. Full Story
Seventh annual Soup Kitchen benefit nears
Sponsorships and tickets now available for March 2 event
With Lee County’s unemployment rate nearing 14 percent, Sam Galloway Jr.’s Soup Kitchen Benefit will serve a more important role than ever. The seventh annual event, set for March 2, will raise funds to help the area’s homeless and hungry. Full Story
Malacologists gather at Sanibel’s shell museum
Dr. José H. Leal, director/curator of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, has announced that the first meeting of the Florida United Malacologists is set for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1. Full Story
Animal Services offers pet microchipping on Fridays
The Pet Microchip ID Clinics set for Feb. 6, March 13 and April 10 at Lee County Animal Services have been cancelled. Animal Services’ staff veterinarian, Peter Davis, D.V.M., will be available on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., beginning Jan. 15, to provide an opportunity for pet owners to have their dogs and cats implanted with a microchip ID. Full Story
County accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year Award
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners is looking for exemplary, civicminded citizens to be nominated for the 2009 Paulette Burton Citizen of the Year Award. The award strives to recognize a citizen who has provided outstanding civic contributions to Lee County government. Full Story
Tour De Cape offers 5K run/walk and bike event
The City of Cape Coral’s 19th annual Tour De Cape Weekend Event will be held Jan. 16 and 17 at Cape Harbour. Full Story
Anniversary celebration set for Barbara’s Friends
Barbara’s Friends, the Southwest Florida Children’s Hospital Cancer Fund, will celebrate a special milestone this month — its 15th anniversary — with an event from noon to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Road, Estero. Full Story
Baseball program offered
Bishop Verot Catholic High School will host a six-week Spring Training 2010 baseball program for players in grades 1 through 12 from Jan. 17 to Feb. 21. Bishop Verot head coach Tom LoSauro will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching and catching at a cost as low as $99 for six weeks. Space is limited. Full Story
Festival of Light grand marshal voting open
The Edison Festival of Light is allowing Southwest Floridians to vote for the finalist they would like to see named honorary grand marshal of the Edison Festival of Light parades. Full Story
MotorSports Council Meets in Fort Myers
The next S.W. Florida MotorSports Council meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21. The meeting will be held at the Fort Myers Harley-Davidson dealership, 2160 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Refreshments will be served. Two representatives from any car or bike club, as well as promoters and vendors for car and bike events, are invited to attend. Full Story
Fundraising seminar set for nonprofits
Myers, Brettholtz & Company PA announces its annual nonprofit seminar will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
Since 2001, Myers, Brettholtz & Company PA has sponsored seminars focusing on the needs of nonprofits in the areas of human resources, fundraising, accounting practices and finance. Full Story
Shell Point Academy hosts media forum
The public is invited to attend a seminar titled “Challenges for Media,” sponsored by The Academy at Shell Point. The event will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in the Grand Cypress Room located in The Woodlands at Shell Point Retirement Community. Full Story
New treatments, seminar offer hope to macular degeneration patients
When Edward Sweeney, a 67-year-old computer programmer from Buckingham, began having trouble with vision in his left eye nearly two years ago, he was diagnosed with wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Wet AMD is the leading cause of blindness for people over the age of 65 in the U.S. and Europe. This occurs when new blood vessels grow beneath the retina and leak blood and fluid. Full Story
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