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A young, male black bear which had been getting into garbage on the Florida Gulf Coast University campus was trapped Thursday morning and will be relocated. The around 200-pound animal was caught in a Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission trap behind the WGCU Public Media station offices on campus.
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Each spring, Florida Repertory Theatre hosts an intensive weekend of rehearsals, readings, talk-backs, and development that brings professional playwrights, directors, actors, and audiences to Fort Myers. It’s called the PlayLab Festival of New Works. Go here to see which works have been juried into this year's festival.
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