'saltwater cowboy'
Everglades City has ‘rowdied on down’ since its drug-dealing days in the fast lane, but the stories remain, including one of the...
The woman was from up north — New York, most likely — and she made regular runs to remote Collier County, to the very edge of Florida’s vast, swampy wilderness. Full Story
ArtFest Fort Myers celebrates a decade of growth
The artists who are awarded tent space at ArtFest Fort Myers are among an elite group. Only 200 of the 852 applicants this year, from around the country, were accepted by a panel of judges to display their work at the free outdoor festival. Planners estimate the event, held along Edwards Drive in the River District, will draw 60,000 people Feb. 6 and 7. Full Story
The art of the draw
Art festivals boost Southwest Florida economy
Outdoor art festivals have long provided a plein air experience for the cultural set. Favorite summertime happenings in northern climes, they draw collectors and art aficionados to our part of the world throughout the winter and spring. Full Story
County launches campaign to enhance business in Lee
It’s a decades-old question: Is it what you know or who you know that proves more beneficial? Full Story
WHERE THERE'S HOPE
Images of Immokalee reflect a mixture of promise, despair
Ted Koppel once described Immokalee as “thirty miles and billions of dollars east of Naples.”
For all the efforts of numerous charitable organizations and individuals, all the progress made, Mr. Koppel’s metaphor remains as right on today as it was when he made it several years ago. Full Story
Pop artist Peter Max to make appearances at two SWFL galleries
World-renowned pop artist Peter Max is back in Southwest Florida through Jan. 31 at the Olde Florida Gallerie in the Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers and the Road Show Company Gallery at 375 Broad Avenue South, Naples. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Art is available for purchase. Full Story
Denny Grimes to analyze local impact of distressed properties
One of the first Realtors in Southwest Florida to earn the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation by the Distressed Property Institute, Denny Grimes will use this expertise to share insight into how distressed properties are influencing the local residential real
estate market in his presentation at The
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Paseo building new townhomes
Stock Construction has begun construction on a new building of townhomes at Paseo, the 2009 Community of the Year.
The new lakefront building has five units overlooking the community’s largest lake, said Tim Clark, vice president of sales for Paseo,. Full Story
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