Archive for April, 2010

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Friday, April 30th, 2010

Francis Xavier priest named in sexual abuse lawsuit * Cape Coral loses some restaurants * Hurricane Charley inspires 'The Miracle Kitten' * Man allegedly caught having sex in apartment clubhouse arrested

Get Growing: April 30, 2010

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The annual Gulf-Edison African Violet Club plant sale offers dozens of varieties of gesneriads in all colors.

Public invited to Bonita art exhibit opening

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The public is invited to an art exhibition opening this evening in Bonita Springs.

Bonita Springs water customers face possible rate hike

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Increasing costs may prompt Bonita Springs Utilities to raise water rates for its 40,000 customers.

Chaining or tethering dogs outside without owner supervision is now…

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Photo by LEXEY SWALL Buy this photo>> A dog is chained to an area in the front yard of a home in Bonita Springs.

Police Beat: April 29, 2010

Friday, April 30th, 2010

To report a crime or any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Lee County Sheriff's Office at 477-1000 or you can remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 332-5555 or 1-800-780-TIPS. a- More boat motors reported stolen in South Fort Myers Other arrests a- Yadier Amores Perez, 18, of the 26000 block of Lincoln Avenue, Bonita Springs, ...

Unemployed man takes mystery shopper job, believes it’s a scam

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

An unemployed Bonita Springs man who posted his resume online is concerned his new job as a mystery shopper may be a scam.

Bonita Springs YMCA deep in red ink

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The Bonita Springs YMCA is $1.6 million in debt and the financial status is so dire that one board member says it's in danger of closing.

Art (over)abundance: SW Florida has plethora of seasonal art…

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Glass in Motion Artist Sheron Davis hangs her work at the 22nd Annual Downtown Naples Festival of the Arts, a juried festival features 250 fine artists working in all media, from paintings to jewelry, from clay and sculpture to glass and furniture.

WW II veteran gets his Purple Heart 68 years after Japanese sank his ship in the Pacific

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The only scars left are etched into his mind. Now, 68 years after Seaman 1st Class James Powell took shrapnel to his legs and endured burns from explosions when his World War II destroyer was sunk by a Japanese attack, the veteran is finally getting his Purple Heart medal.