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Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 15New Chef at the Ritz as September Sizzles
It’s time to Sizzle Sizzle Dining is in full swing throughout September, featuring prix-fixe lunch and dinner deals across dozens of restaurants in Naples, Marco Island,Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, Pine Island, Cape Coral and Babcock Ranch. Sizzle Dining…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 15Prostate cancer screenings are less invasive … now go get one
Hands off my prostate. That was the consensus among men for decades. They dreaded even the thought of scheduling a digital rectal exam with a urologist or primary care physician. Many men skipped the screening altogether, opting to roll the dice and play the odds that only 1 in 8…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 15Swings of summer season
Mick Moore is having a great summer season in Collier County. The co-owner of The Turtle Club and owner of the Vanderbilt Beach Resort says people are staying and eating at his places more than previous off-season times. But it’s not visitors from out of the country or even out…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 14The Cuban experience
I have long been intrigued by the often-tumultuous relationship between the United States and Cuba. My first memory of Cuba was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I must have been 12 at the time and I was living in Delaware when my mother suddenly decided to go down and check out…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 14A sophisticated St. Charles retreat
Set on nearly half an acre in prestigious St. Charles Harbour, 15701 Chatfield Drive is a beautifully reimagined, 3,792-square-foot residence offering exceptional privacy and a sophisticated boating community lifestyle. Completely renovated in 2025, this move-in-ready home…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 14The opportunities you don’t see coming
People often ask me, especially now as my tenure as Lee Health’s President and CEO comes to a close at the end of September, what career advice I can offer. My answer is simple: Set goals, but don’t become so focused on them that you miss the opportunities in your peripheral…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published September 14ParrotPhest returns to Fort Myers Beach Oct. 1-4
Jimmy Buffett Day may be a year away, but the spirit of Margaritaville is strong as ever as ParrotPhest makes its return to Fort Myers Beach on Oct. 1. Bird Gardens of Naples will bring their parrots and the event benefits the Alzheimer’s Association. Through Oct. 4, Parrotheads…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published September 14The program to institutionalize special sobriquets
I saw a large man captaining a motorized shopping cart confidently through the bakery and deli sections of a Publix the other day dressed in a cherry red T-shirt beneath a dome-perched red ball cap. I don’t know what the ball cap said. But the T-shirt was unequivocal: “Trump Was…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 14Puppy and kitten ready for homes from Humane Society Naples
Sequoia Sequoia is 10 months old and full energy! This big puppy loves playing in the yard and makes friends with everyone. Just a big goofball. His adoption fee is waived this month! Meowth Meowth is your typical 3-month-old kitten: eat, sleep, play, repeat. He especially loves…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 13Winning Words
Florida Weekly continues to celebrate the winners of its 16th annual readers’ Writing Challenge. This week, it’s the second and third honorable mention stories, along with interviews with the winners. Note: Florida Weekly runs the Writing Challenge stories “as is,” without any…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 13Growing back: Senator Ashley Moody brings FEMA conversation to Fort Myers Beach
U.S. Senator Ashley Moody came to the island last week for an intimate press conference with Fort Myers Beach leaders, sitting down with Mayor Dan Allers and Town Manager Will McKannay to talk through where federal disaster recovery funding stands and where it still needs to go.…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 13One ship, 90 days, a world of adventure
When I was selected to host clients for three months aboard a Silversea World Cruise last spring, I was ecstatic. After all, cruising the world has been a lifelong ambition. But when I shared my excitement with friends, I was surprised to learn how many asked the same question:…