Archive for August, 2010

Fire ax: Regiona s fire departments eye staff cuts to balance budget

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Members of the Corkscrew Island Fire Rescue including engineer Juan Alcantara, left, firefighter Kevin Lynch, center, Lt.

Lee County flood policies aid others

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Lee County property owners with federal flood insurance subsidize other communities that take more than they pay and owners who collect again and again.

Fewer new businesses open in Lee, but some that have are flourishing

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Business start-ups slumped nearly 25 percent in Lee County over the past year, according to county tax records.

South Lee briefs: Psychotherapist offers sessions

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Psychologist Margaret A. Springer will provide one-on-one personalized sessions for caregivers at Millennium House Adult Day Services in Bonita Springs every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon in the month of October.

Artists give their Riverside cottages a makeover

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Chances are, you don't even know they are there. Until a few weeks ago, the six white-washed Artist Cottages at Riverside Park in historic downtown Bonita Springs faded into the background of the Liles Hotel and the bandshell.

South Lee mailbag: Bush not to blame

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, but not to his/her own facts. The continued bashing of the Bush administration has gotten so old, and yet the left continues its tired refrain.

Sculpting takes on life of its own at Bonita’s September Showcase

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

You'll know what sculptor Terry Cabral did on her summer vacation if you pass through the gallery doors on Old 41 Road.

Life at the end: Some tropicals can tolerate cold

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

If you remember last winter, consider now the more enduring tropicals for your lanai containers.

People, Places and Things: Aug. 28, 2010

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Habitat for Humanity of Collier County is celebrating the 90th birthday of volunteer site supervisor Bob Caliga at 10 a.m. Saturday at 475 Southwest Blvd., Naples.

Cinema Cafe to open Saturday in Bonita Springs

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Craving champagne, caviar and cinema? You can find all three starting tomorrow at the Cinema Cafe at The Prado at Spring Creek off U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs.