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Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 01Southwest Florida Children’s Charities, Inc. expands Wine & Women Summer Series to Naples
SWFL Children’s Charities, Inc. expanded its popular Wine & Women Summer Series into Naples this summer, creating a new opportunity to bring like-minded women together around a shared passion for wine, community and supporting children’s health. The series also provides an…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 01Spotlight on success
There’s a saying in the business world: “Half of entrepreneurship is investing in the person, not the idea.” At 16 years old, Anik Sahai is committed to being a person worth investing in. Along with being a full-time high school student taking college-level classes, he’s founded…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 01Powered buggies get people back to the beach
Herald Hirsch had not been to the beach in eight years. It was too hard to maneuver with his wheelchair. But this August Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park got an EcoRover, an electric-powered wheelchair with tractor-like wheels that easily move across the sand. “It was beautiful to…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published August 31The “Be a Friend” campaign for local kids fighting cancer
Barbara’s Friends – Golisano Children’s Cancer Fund is inviting Southwest Florida residents to double their impact for local children battling cancer through its Be a Friend campaign, with all donations matched up to $60,000 thanks to presenting sponsor Florida Radiology…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published August 31Colony Beach Estates – Gulf-Front Enclave
Sanibel’s premier east end beachfront communities, where timeless Old Florida architecture meets refined coastal living. Comprising just 18 custom residences among mature tropical vegetation, this exclusive Gulf-front enclave offers privacy and a coveted location just a short…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published August 31Hispanic Heritage Month begins in September
Hispanic Heritage Month begins this month and runs through mid-October. It’s an important commemoration here in Florida where 29 percent of the state’s population has Hispanic roots. As does the state itself. After all, Florida was originally colonized by Spain, with explorer…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published August 31Wordless like light
In an extraordinary phoenix moment, 90 Mastersingers will help lift the new Fort Myers Philharmonic orchestra from the ashes of an old one as they perform together a concert of remembrance and praise: Friday, Sept. 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m., at the Barbara B. Mann Hall on the…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published August 30Sanibel community input helps launch Southwest Florida Solar Co-op
A community conversation about Sanibel’s energy future is helping create a new opportunity for residents and businesses across Southwest Florida to explore rooftop solar. As part of the City of Sanibel’s Strategic Energy Plan process, community members have helped identify…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published August 30Reflections on some photos
Win Everham — Professor Edwin “Win” Everham, Ph. D. — has studied altered landscapes since 1996 from his post now at The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University. I asked him to look at photos of the near 40-square-mile landscape taken not long before it became Alligator…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published August 30Shaping more than just clay
We all have creativity and passion inside us. A small business in Cape Coral is helping customers showcase their creative side and bring together the community to share laughs and design through the art of pottery. For co-owners of the Bent Brush, husband and wife duo Nate and…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published August 30Yacht Rockin’ Fort Myers
Yacht Rockin’ offers sophisticated grooves and some of the most unforgettable music of the ’70s and ’80s when they take to the stage at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m., with a special 1 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Sept. 5. Yacht…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published August 30When the power grid fails and cell towers go dark
When a major hurricane strikes Southwest Florida, cell networks quickly overload, internet services collapse, and power grids fail. In those critical post-storm hours, one form of communication reliably holds the line: Amateur Radio. The Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club, Inc.…