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Celebrating Pine Islanders: Joanna Anderson

Pine Island Experience podcast host Joanna Anderson said she would describe herself as an optimist. She said she came to Pine Island with her husband Trygve (Trig) in 2015. “We’d been coming here a lot. We’d been in Florida for 26 years, but we worked our way down here. We were ...

National Water Quality Month a call to action

The lifeblood of the Sunshine State — water and water quality — should always be at the forefront of decision making and a priority in local communities, environmental experts say. This year, Florida Governmental Utility Authority and water utilities around the nation are celebrating ...

Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday underway

Getting prepared for the upcoming school year? Throughout August Floridians can save at the checkout line, as Florida’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday runs from Aug. 1 through 31.  During the annual sales tax holiday period, tax is not due for the retail sale of: • Clothing, ...

News From Around the Region

Lee Schools nears its zero teacher vacancy goal as first day of school nears

Students will return to school Monday morning as the School District of Lee County continues to move closer to its goal of zero teacher vacancies — only 45 teacher spots remained as of Wednesday. “We are really excited. This time last year we were down 235 teachers. Hot off the press, two ...

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‘Cabaret’ on stage at The Belle Theatre now through Aug. 16

"Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome..." to the Kit Kat Klub! The Belle Theatre is now staging a production of "Cabaret" by John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics), and Joe Masteroff (book). Experience a sizzling night of music and mirth now through Aug. 16. This provocative and seductive musical ...

Local Columns

On the Water: August means fishing around the weather

On the water around Southwest Florida in August means dealing with steamy hot weather and the possibility of daily thunderstorms. Fishing can be good for the month If you don’t mind working around the weather. Summer days give us flat calm seas over the morning hours, perfect for running ...

Editorials

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Editorial | Every school year begins with promise

Count us among those excited for the start of the new school year Monday. Not because we have kids, tweens or teens who — though we love them the muchest — may have, ummm, pushed our parental patience a time or two during this long, hot and humid summer. But because the district has ...

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