the Invisible War
Lengthy deployments take a toll on SWFL military families
Y OU PROBABLY SEE THEM BUT YOU JUST don’t know it.
They stand beside you in a checkout line, or drive past you as solitary adults ferrying a couple of kids, or enter a store in front of you to work or shop, like everybody else. The
other warriors. Full Story
A passion for learning at any age
Higher education isn’t just for the young and career driven. Southwest Florida retirees and part-time residents are signing up for classes taught by professors and professionals, in collegiate settings, for the pure pleasure of learning. Full Story
saving money ... is costing investors
Safe investments offering meager returns
CDs — certificates of deposit — just aren’t as attractive as they used to be. Interest rates on CDs for one year or less are typically paying at or below 1 percent. In addition to the low return, inflation, which is expected to rise, and the taxes to be paid on the earnings further eat away at the amount of money being made in the CD market. Full Story
FGCU hosts ‘Healthcare in 2010’ community clinic
In order to help consumers understand the latest health care bills and developments, Florida Gulf Coast University Lutgert College of Business, Small Business Development Center, Undergraduate Business Association and the Financial Planning Association of SWFL have partnered to offer a free community outreach clinic titled “Healthcare in 2010,” Monday, Feb. Full Story
SPRING AWAKENING comes to the Barbara B. Mann
STEVEN SATER’S TONY AWARDWINNING MUSICAL DEALS WITH AWAKENING SEXUALITY IN A REPRESSIVE WORLD
Musicals are often thought of as fluffy, inconsequential things, but when Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik were writing “Spring Awakening,” “We set out to change the world,” Mr. Sater says. Full Story
One-man play probes the mind of Poe
The narrator of “The Cask of Amontillado” is a twisted protagonist; a study in gruesome, sadistic vengeance. The story — a tale of a man who leads another down a long catacomb only to torture and kill him — can be interpreted as something of a revenge fantasy for author Edgar Allan Poe. A real life literary adversary who wrote an unflattering caricature of Mr. Full Story
Harbour House opens on Fort Myers Beach
Boutique hotel offers 34 units
Fort Myers Beach’s newest resort condominium, Harbour House at the Inn, has received governmental approval and is now open.
Harbour House at the Inn is a three-story, mixed-use boutique hotel located on Old San Carlos Boulevard in downtown Fort Myers Beach, adjacent to the Matanzas Inn Resort. The resort broke ground in the spring of 2008. Full Story
Homes selling fast but median price still stagnant
Realtors report record sales for 2009
Members of the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach Inc. closed 29.5 percent more existing single-family homes in December compared the same period a year ago. There were 1,340 closings in December, bringing the year’s total to 16,789. Compared to 8,768 home sales in 2008, the increase was 91.4 percent. Full Story
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