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Is erythritol a safe and healthy sugar substitute?
Sugar is one of those ingredients that always seems to be in the news. Eating and drinking too much sugar can negatively affect one’s health. Sugar found naturally in food, such as whole fruits, is not associated with increased health issues. But added sugar has been shown to contribute to dental cavities and is associated with multiple chronic diseases such […] The post Is erythritol a safe and healthy sugar substitute? first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Red Sox players help out Habitat for Humanity
The Boston Red Sox stepped up to the plate to recently help Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry counties. More than 50 minor league players, coaches and staff performed community service by laying sod at Habitat’s Prospect Avenue community at 340 Prospect Ave. Prospect Avenue is a six-acre planned HOA community between McCormick Street and Prospect Avenue in Fort […] The post Red Sox players help out Habitat for Humanity first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
This one-of-a-kind construction boom won’t end soon
Looking for a job? Well-paying? With no sitting around office cubicles but plenty of benefits? There won’t be much time to rest, though. You’ll work a 40-hour week, minimum, and a lot of people won’t be happy if you fall short of 80 hours. Or 90. One word: construction. A year after Hurricane Ian barreled into the southwest coast in […] The post This one-of-a-kind construction boom won’t end soon first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
‘Urban renewal by God’
We know what happened — we know it in lives lost, in unparalleled property damage from Naples to Port Charlotte and especially on the barrier islands, and we know it in the unmatched economic cost to too many of the region’s 1.3 million residents hit with the most devastating storm to assault Florida since before the Great Depression, or ever, […] The post ‘Urban renewal by God’ first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
In court, a helping hand for abused, neglected children left behind
Arriving in New York City for a new life, my 5-year-old mind raced with the possibilities: new friends, a new school, a new neighborhood (Brooklyn) and best of all, a reunion with the parents who had made the difficult but necessary decision to leave me back in Haiti with my grandparents while Mom and Dad built us a new life […] The post In court, a helping hand for abused, neglected children left behind first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Florida jobless rate at 2.7%; labor force grows by 41,000
Florida’s unemployment rate held at 2.7% in August for a second consecutive month. The state Department of Commerce announced last week that an estimated 303,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed in August, 8,000 more than in July, while the labor force grew by 41,000 to 11.12 million. The figures reflect conditions in mid-August, before the Category 3 Hurricane Idalia made landfall […] The post Florida jobless rate at 2.7%; labor force grows by 41,000 first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Man enough
My uncle, B.F. Nash, used to post this sign on the rough road gates in the barbed-wire fences he stretched across the Colorado cattle ranch where he made his life: “Either be man enough to come to the house and ask us if you can hunt, or STAY OUT. B.F. Nash.” Be man enough. Many a chromosome-Y wonder has spent […] The post Man enough first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Florida Weekly names Capiga Fort Myers editor
Florida Weekly, publisher of nine newspapers throughout the state, has a new Fort Myers editor. Molly Capiga, former executive producer and managing editor at WINK-TV, has been named editor of the Fort Myers edition. Capiga brings extensive experience to the newsroom. She began her 15-year tenure at WINK-TV as a producer of daily newscasts. Capiga will direct the Fort Myers […] The post Florida Weekly names Capiga Fort Myers editor first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
INSURANCE CRISIS
It’s difficult to wrap your head around the staggering magnitude of the property insurance crisis in Florida. The total estimated insured losses from Hurricane Ian are $17.27 billion. But Ian didn’t put our insurance industry in crisis. The Category 5 storm that hit Southwest Florida one year ago and cut a swath of destruction across the state just exacerbated it. […] The post INSURANCE CRISIS first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
All things orchid coming to Edison and Ford Winter Estates
All you would like to know about orchids is part of the annual orchid sale and symposium Oct. 14-15 at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the event will take place outdoors under the oak trees and surrounding areas. Multiple workshops will be offered each day and vendors will have rare and unusual orchids for […] The post All things orchid coming to Edison and Ford Winter Estates first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Tropical plants display, sale set for Oct. 21 at Rotary Park
Exotic hibiscus and other tropical plants will be on display at the Cape Coral Parks & Recreation sale Oct. 21 at Rotary Park, 5505 Rose Garden Road. The James E. Hendry Chapter of the American Hibiscus Society will be among the vendors at this sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The chapter will be selling 180 hybrid hibiscus plants for $20 […] The post Tropical plants display, sale set for Oct. 21 at Rotary Park first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Pets of the WEEK
These pets are available for adoption from Gulf Coast Humane Society, 2010 Arcadia St., Fort Myers; 239-332-0364; www.gulfcoasthumanesociety.org. *** These pets are available for adoption from the Cape Coral Animal Shelter. Shelter hours vary. 325 SW 2nd Ave., Cape Coral; 239-573-2002; www.capecoralanimalshelter.com. The post Pets of the WEEK first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Rabies vaccinations for pets critical to fight risks
The earliest rabies vaccine was given to dogs in 1885, and by the 1940s, routine rabies vaccination of owned dogs against the fatal virus gradually led to elimination of the canine rabies strain in the United States and Canada by 2008. Today, rabies in humans is rarely seen in the U.S. and Canada and is primarily transmitted by wild animals. […] The post Rabies vaccinations for pets critical to fight risks first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Family friendly event to raise awareness of recovery, treatment
Al Kinkle and Debbie Kinkle lost their daughter, Kimmie, to an accidental overdose due to heroin laced with fentanyl in December 2015. The Kinkle family turned their grief into purpose by starting two different funds: Kimmie’s Recovery Zone and Kimmie’s Angels. Kimmie’s Recovery Zone has provided over 16,000 units of opioid reversal medication in the past three years. Naloxone, sold […] The post Family friendly event to raise awareness of recovery, treatment first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
American Flamingo released in Tampa Bay may shed light on flamingo invasion
In late August, Hurricane Idalia’s Category 3 landfall brought rain, wind, and, unexpectedly, flamingos to Florida. While many flamingos have been reported on Florida’s shores, one bird was rescued from the Gulf and rehabilitated by the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary. Prior to its successful release in Pinellas County, Audubon Florida research staff tagged the bird with a geolocator that could provide […] The post American Flamingo released in Tampa Bay may shed light on flamingo invasion first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Brightline set to launch rail service to Orlando
Visitors to Florida have one more way to traverse the state, courtesy of Brightline . The train line has offered commuter service from West Palm Beach to Miami since it launched in January 2018. The high-speed rail was set to offer service beginning Sept. 22 to Orlando International Airport, connecting Central Florida with South Florida. “Opening Orlando fulfills our ultimate […] The post Brightline set to launch rail service to Orlando first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Get a dog
Floridians spend a lot of time patting themselves on the back — after all, we have air to breathe, unlike people on Mars, and we have subtropical sunlight to breathe it in, unlike people in Siberia. We have terra more-or-less firma to walk on or wade through or grow citrus, sugar cane, winter tomatoes and grass sod in. We have […] The post Get a dog first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Groups sue agency to protect ghost orchid
Environmental groups pushing for protection for the rare ghost orchid under the Endangered Species Act have stopped waiting for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a decision. They filed a lawsuit in an attempt to force the federal agency to comply with the law. The service missed the mandatory deadline to decide on the ghost orchid’s status in […] The post Groups sue agency to protect ghost orchid first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Taking YOUNGSTERS off the ROAD
Junior Morales knows golf carts and teen drivers aren’t often a good mix. “I did some crazy things on golf carts when I was 14 and 15,” he said. “I think it’s a personal thing when you’re younger – the most irresponsible people are teens.” Now 23, Morales recognizes the recklessness of those daredevil stunts and his former teenage self […] The post Taking YOUNGSTERS off the ROAD first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
Naples Zoo welcomes four new endangered orangutans
For the first time in Naples Zoo’s 50- year history, the Zoo is welcoming critically endangered Bornean orangutans. The four red-haired, great apes made their debut on Aug. 28. This orangutan family comes to Naples Zoo from Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park. DeeDee is the oldest member of the family at 43 years old. She is the mother of 15-year-old […] The post Naples Zoo welcomes four new endangered orangutans first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
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