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Audubon Florida wants poets from Southwest Florida and the rest of the state to write haikus celebrating both vulture species ahead of International Vulture Awareness Day on the first Saturday of September each year
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Farmland and woods are disappearing, but some rural-focused businesses are finding ways to survive, even as more housing and business developments move inland across Southwest Florida.
Award-winning writer Reyna Grande has a new essay collection called Migrant Heart. She discusses why it’simportant for immigrant stories to be out in the world, especially now.
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- Cypress Lake High students performing two youth shows Saturday at Fort Myers Fringe Festival
- Fort Myers Film Festival announces winners in 12 categories
- Gulf Coast Symphony's 'Sounds of America' celebrates 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
- 'Queen of Bingo' headlines shows onstage this week at SWFL theaters
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