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Some heroes wear capes. This one has flippers...and a really cool name. A juvenile green sea turtle named Girl Power returned to the Atlantic Ocean Friday after overcoming injuries so severe she wasn't expected to survive.
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A handful of people protested outside a U.S. Department of Homeland Security office in Fort Myers Friday after reports that a man arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents was related to a legal observer of ICE.
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Reports say more than 1,000 cases of cyclosporiasis in U.S., most in Michigan; rise to 60 in Florida
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says it has received reports of 145 cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the United States. The infection causes multiple intestinal issues.
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When Iliana Lopez and Franklin Gamero joined Miami City Ballet as principal dancers in 1967, there wasn’t much support for ballet in South Florida. They found an almost identical situation when they joined Gulfshore Ballet as teachers in 2011. Fast forward 15 years and Gulfshore Ballet is on the brink of establishing a full-time professional ballet company to complement its ballet school.
- Three summer intensive productions headline the dozen shows onstage the week of July 6
- Southwest Florida art centers celebrate summer, America 250 and more
- Arts Bonita’s 'Frozen' cast led by three students on summer break from college and another who begins pursuing a bachelor's in acting in the fall
- 'Fugue in 3 Voices' at the Baker Museum headlines the 33 exhibitions on view at SWFL museums
- GCL Book Club: Alex Kadis, Big Nobody
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