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The City of Fort Myers is preparing to receive bids to restore Rachel at the Well, the 100-year-old statue of a Grecian maiden on McGregor Boulevard. But some residents still are frustrated that the historic landmark, badly damaged by Hurricane Ian, has sat untouched for nearly a year.
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The Human Rights Campaign surveyed more than 14,000 people nationally. In Florida, the majority have thought about or made plans to leave the state.
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The Secretary of State’s 2023 Florida Main Street Award winners were named recently for outstanding results in historic preservation and commercial activity.
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A Fort Myers maternity home for teenage mothers was on the verge of terminating its expansion project and selling its building after major setbacks from Hurricane Ian – until its vision was revived through loans, grants and community support.
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100 Black Men is a community organization with a focus on civil rights, mentoring, African American youth and leadership.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted the laws as strictest in the country. Critics says the it will hurt the economy
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The city of Fort Myers celebrated Juneteenth for the 11th year
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A look at the "white people food" trend that's caught on with millennials in China.(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June, 25, 2023.)
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More than three dozen stories are now part of Charlotte County Libraries and History collection of oral histories that are digitally accessible through the library's catalog.
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SWFL survey: Affordable housing, homelessness are top concerns; food security, social justice listedA community-wide survey to gather information on what Southwest Floridians found to be the most pressing need identified affordable housing and homelessness as the top concerns.