By Kat McNabb Spring training and spring break offer a much-needed economic boost for our region as visitors stay, eat, shop and play in Southwest Florida. Although not quite as glamorous, spring cleaning also is beneficial to our community. When you clean, refresh and update your home, how do you dispose of surplus items? Yard […]
NAPLES, Fla. (March 15, 2021) – Hole Montes has completed site planning and utilities work for the newly opened Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point Retirement Community. The two-story, 44,000-square-foot Tribby Arts Center is a performing arts center dedicated to visual and performing arts, as well as educational programming. The building includes a grand entrance […]
By Michael Wynn Many people were excited to put 2020 behind us. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for 2021 to remind us that times of uncertainty are here to stay. We live in a volatile world where natural disasters, health crises, environmental woes, political unrest and economic swings are common. It likely is the new […]
The School District of Lee County is proud to announce that Lee County School Board Chair Debbie Jordan has earned the distinction of Certified Board Member from the Florida School Boards Association. “Becoming a Certified Board Member means so much to me,” Jordan says. “Through my training it has allowed me to be a better […]
By Dr. Stan Headley, natural health consultant for Cypress Pharmacy March is National Nutrition Month, serving as a timely reminder of nutrition’s important role in fostering better health. Vitamins and minerals are essential to ensure normal body function. For your body to complete daily tasks at optimal levels, it requires a complex variety of vitamins […]
Students in Fort Myers Technical College Turbine Generator Maintenance, Inspection and Repair program are getting hands on experience thanks to the US Navy. The Navy just donated two H-60 Helicopter Engines to Fort Myers Tech. “Having these engines really helps illustrate (on a smaller scale) what a powerplant does, which solidifies the education given here, […]
NORMAL, IL – Midwest Food Bank COO/CFO Eric Hodel testified before the Congress Committee on Agriculture hearing on Thursday, March 11, 2021. The subject of the meeting was “A Look at Food Insecurity in America.” In addition to his position at MFB, Hodel manages his family farm of livestock and grain. Hodel spoke of MFB […]
FORT MYERS, FL (March 11, 2021) – Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., P.A. (MNMW) will partner with Secure Shredding, Inc. to host its fifth annual FREE Community Shred Day event on Friday, April 30, from 9am until noon. The Secure Shredding, Inc. truck will be on site at the Fort Myers MNMW location, 8961 Conference Drive. There […]
By Richard Hume Snowbirds are advised to winterize their northern homes before heading to Florida. Winterizing includes tasks like cleaning out gutters, weatherstripping windows, insulating pipes and setting the thermostat. When snowbirds prepare to leave Florida in the spring, they also should “summerize” their homes. May through October – the period when most seasonal residents […]
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