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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.
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
For the third consecutive year, Cypress Lake High School students will take part in the Fort Myers Fringe Festival. The first of their two fringe productions is “Why Won’t Zee Quack?” a children’s show by local playwright Wayne Keller about a nonverbal duck. The other is "Elektra, A Modern Retelling."
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- Organizer Bill Taylor curates lineup of internationally touring shows for this year's Fringe Festival
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