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Coastal Lee could see hurricane conditions today as Milton speeds toward Florida
The Fort Myers-Lee County area may see hurricane conditions today as weather progressively worsens into the night hours. Winds will be blowing offshore around 8 a.m., and conditions will deteriorate into evening hours, according to various forecasts. "During the day I would describe it as breezy with increasing rain chances," said Austen Flannery,...
Pot firm suing GOP, Fort Myers TV stations in amendment fight
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s largest medical marijuana company filed a defamation lawsuit accusing the state Republican Party of launching an “intentionally deceptive campaign” to mislead voters about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana. With voting by mail already underway in the Nov. 5 election, the lawsuit filed by Trulieve, Inc. — which has spent nearly $93 […] The post Pot firm suing GOP, Fort Myers TV stations in amendment fight first appeared on Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
The annual Peanut Butter Challenge is on
Few culinary pleasures transcend kiddom. But whether crunchy or smooth, paired with jelly, crackers or bread, peanut butter is a food nearly everyone can enjoy. High in protein, it’s also among food banks’ most requested items. Whether you favor crunchy or creamy, the challenge is on. The annual University of Florida Peanut Butter Challenge, that is. We’d be nuts if […] The post The annual Peanut Butter Challenge is on first appeared on Charlotte County Florida Weekly.
As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, this rabbi is defying an evacuation order so he can help
(JTA) — By order of the government of Fort Myers, Florida, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz should have left his home and joined the mass of cars crawling out of the state’s southwest in advance of Hurricane Milton, which is due to make landfall Wednesday afternoon. Instead, Minkowicz is staying put and planning to host Yom Kippur...
ARCADIAN COLUMN: Reflections on the life and passing of a special poet
Back in 1972 I was at my buddy Buford’s house, playing Monopoly with him, his sister Lucy, and others. Buford said, “You gotta hear this record,” and proceeded to put an album on their turntable and fired it up.
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