The klezmer music was joyous and the line for kosher treats was long, but a strong dose of sunny spring helped draw a near record crowd to this year’s Israel Fest celebration in Fort [...]
With controversy surrounding their use and lawsuits pending in court, lawmakers again are expected to wrangle with red-light cameras when they return this week for the 2010 legislative [...]
The most likely answer to the noise seems to be a sonic boom from a military aircraft training area over the Gulf of Mexico between Naples and Key [...]
There were a lot of cold hands on the beach at Lovers Key on Valentine’s Day. And as many warm hearts. Thirty-two couples gathered at the scenic beach to renew their wedding vows as the sun dropped from the sky Sunday. [...]
A fast-moving storm system is moving toward us through the Gulf of Mexico today. Skies will be mostly cloudy today ahead of this system. We could pick up a shower at anytime, but this afternoon is when our rain chances really go [...]
Tired of the usual Valentine’s day drill of overcrowded restaurants, expensive flowers and candy? The good news is that there are alternatives for those who want to celebrate with their loved one in an original way. From special-edition love CDs to walks in the woods in the midst of local wildlife, we’ve got it covered, so you and your sweetheart will have a Valentine’s Day to remember, whether it’s your first one together or your [...]
Taxing authorities say they were forced into the position of having to defend the impact rates imposed on construction at a time when development was already curtailed by a poor [...]
Taylor, 42, lead singer of the internationally-known heavy metal band Twisted Tower Dire, played the Everglades Seafood Festival on Saturday afternoon with his new band, the Down South Rockers. [...]
Four-time cancer survivor Jo Ann Tompkins listens to a speaker during an Estero-San Carlos Relay For Life rally at Johnny Malloy’s in Estero on Thursday night. The event, organized by the American Cancer Society, was aimed at drumming up support for the April 30 relay at Estero High School, which will raise money for cancer research, education, advocy and service. The American Cancer Society is still looking for relay teams and [...]
The Salvation Army of Lee, Glades and Hendry Counties has been asked to prepare a team and their canteen (a mobile kitchen) to provide food at either the Miami International Airport or the Homestead Air Force Base. [...]
According to a City of Bonita ordinance, the winter holidays are over on Jan. 10. At least that’s when all outdoor holiday decorations are to be taken down.
After then, city code enforcement will be on the lookout for homes and businesses not in compliance.
Christopher Campbell, the city’s code enforcement supervisor, says holiday decorations include everything from Christmas lights, inflatable Santa and snowmen and [...]
Like a classic holiday movie with a heartwarming ending, local charitable groups are waiting for a last minute miracle to boost their budgets.
Southwest Florida charitable groups like the Harry Chapin Food Bank, the Salvation Army and the Bonita Springs Assistance Office traditionally rely on November, December and January to pull in much of their donations for the year. These agencies are finding that despite the ever-increasing population of people in need, the “season of giving” has been lackluster for their coffers, in some cases down 30 percent of fundraising [...]
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire about 1.4 million temporary, part-time employees nationwide to help them conduct the research, which is done once every 10 [...]
Bonita resident Chris Mason took the “season for giving” sentiment to extraordinary lengths when she volunteered to decorate a Naples nursing home for the holidays.
Putting in six months of work and using money from her pocket for supplies, Mason’s gift to the residents of the Chateau nursing facility was a unique spectacle of holiday [...]
