Lake Park to celebrate family literacy
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
Lake Park Elementary School will host its first Family Reading Night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21. Families are invited to spend quality time reading together in the school's media center, 1295 14th Ave. N. Full story »
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- North Naples man charged with credit card fraud
- Collier deputies: Couple's breakup leads to arrest
- Collier adult day-care closing Nov. 14
- Early voting begins October 20
- Immokalee Library, Avow Hospice to offer Dia de los Muertos memorial events
- Mack answers critics about time spent in SW Florida
- Driver update: Pine Ridge Road now clear at Vineyards Boulevard
- Burglars hit 10 vehicles at Carrabba's, 2 at U.S. 41 hotels in Naples on Saturday
- Naples police log: Oct. 10-13
- Man accused of stealing stop sign after hitting it
- Naples Players to offer readings of three Tennessee Williams plays
- Stone crab season opens Wednesday
- Today's traffic enforcement locations in Collier, Lee
- VIDEO/PHOTOS: 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting on Fifth Avenue North in Naples
North Naples man charged with credit card fraud
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
A former employee of a Collier County funeral home faces a felony charge after deputies say he used the business’ ExxonMobil credit card for more than $6,800 worth of personal purchases, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reports. Full story »
more Crime news
- Collier deputies: Couple's breakup leads to arrest
- Lee sheriff's office warns of crime prevention scam
- Burglars hit 10 vehicles at Carrabba's, 2 at U.S. 41 hotels in Naples on Saturday
Early voting begins October 20
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
Early voting begins October 20 and runs through November 1. Here is a list of early voting places in Collier and Lee counties. Full story »
more Elections
- Mack answers critics about time spent in SW Florida
- Obama leads McCain 48 to 44 percent in latest poll
- Michael Peltier: Election folks prepping for the big day
- Obama makes move as McCain slips in polls
Despite high pay, superintendents come and go
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Being superintendent is a tough job. Despite good salaries and plenty of perks, a recent study found that the average urban superintendent nationwide stays on the job only about three years — which educators say isn’t enough time to enact meaningful, long-lasting reform. Full story »
more Education News
- Lee school buses could become moving billboards, revenue producers
- School Page: Higher education briefs for Oct. 12, 2008
- School Page: Collier education briefs for October 12, 2008
- Finnish choir to perform at Pine Ridge Middle School in N. Naples
Ave Maria jewelry store robbed
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
According to a report from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, deputies are looking for two men suspected in an armed robbery at an Ave Maria jewelry store Saturday afternoon. Full story »
more Ave Maria
- Naples-based contractor wins awards for stonework on Ave Maria oratory
- Posh Pets event goes to the dogs at Ave Maria park
- Sunshine Law trouble on Ave Maria boards?
Richard White: Replace board members instead of lawsuit for financial records
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Q. What repercussions can a HOA legally incur for failure to provide the end-of-year financial statements to the homeowners? Full story »
more Real Estate news
- Parade of Homes rescheduled to next year due to low interest
- Bush, allies pledge joint action on global crisis
- Collier Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 10, 2008
Used vegetable oil collected from Collier, Lee restaurants fuels Naples company’s growth
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
To some it’s just gritty grease. But to a Naples company it’s liquid gold. The grease used to deep fry everything from chicken and corn dogs to french fries and conch fritters is what’s fueling the business — and its rapid growth. Full story »
more Environment
- State Sen. Saunders to be honored with Green Elephant award
- Water restrictions may become permanent
- South Florida Watershed Journal: October is hydrology debate season
Park upgrade good, parking lot bad, say some East Naples residents
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
Collier’s revamp of East Naples’ Bayview Park may be a-OK with residents, but the county’s plans for a parking lot near the park is definitely not going to win any popularity contest. Full story »
more Growth & Development
- Lee has numbers to control $10 million Coconut Road interchange earmark
- Collier approves two versions of same project
- Freedom Park to open two months ahead of schedule
Food or mammogram? Program helps Lee women, men have both
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Maria Chapa knew something ailed her body. She felt pain in her breasts. One of her aunt’s died in February from breast cancer. Another aunt, in her 60s now, has battled it on and off for more than a dozen years. “I’m scared,” Chapa says sitting on a beige leather sofa dressed in a pink sweater and a white eyelet skirt. She’s headed to church with her husband, Isaac Hernandez, also dressed in a pink shirt. Full story »
more Banner
- Shelter victim gets oo-la-la treatment with winning essay
- Estero Park officials: Day to day activities may resume in November
- Business Spotlight: Susie Sayger
Congressman Tim Mahoney accused of having an affair
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
The Florida Congressman who campaigned on a motto of “Restoring America's Values Begins at Home” and “a world that is safer, more moral” is accused of having an affair and paying off his former mistress. Full story »
more Florida news
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Since March 6, coyotes have been fingered in a string of attacks against dogs, cats and goats in Lee and Collier counties. Coyotes have killed three small dogs, injured three others, and caused a man who came into contact with the coyote’s saliva and a woman who was bitten by one to have rabies shots.
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- Education Channel Special: "Vote 2008" -- 10/13/08 at airing on on The Education Channel, Comcast Cable 20
- Pine Ridge Government Complex Groundbreaking -- 10/13/08 at 15650 Pine Ridge Road in South Fort Myers
- Exhibit: "3 Women of Merit: Part 2" -- 10/13/08 at The von Liebig Art Center
- East Naples United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch -- 10/13/08 at East Naples United Methodist Church
