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The South County Regional Library is getting more than a makeover, it’s getting an $11 million facelift.The library, just north of Corkscrew Road on Three Oaks Parkway, is closing at 5 p.m. September 7 for the facelift. The work is expected to take as long as a year.It’s the first major renovation since the library was converted from a bank data processing center in 1996.

Neil Durrant moved to Charlotte County in 2019 and it didn’t take him long to learn about Hurricane Charley.“It was one of those central moments,” he said. “There was before Charley and there’s after Charley. Charley wasn’t just an event, it is always going to be a big part of Punta Gorda’s history, Charlotte County’s history. It’s always going to be one of those standout moments.

Southwest Florida baseball fans will be able to tune in to Tampa Bay Rays and Florida Marlin games, but it’s going to come with a price.Rays and Marlin games became available again on the Bally Sports Network (channels 401 and 402) on Thursday. Comcast removed the channels on May 1 when it couldn’t reach an agreement with Diamond Sports, owners of the Bally Sports Network.

Not many people move from Abu Dhabi to Estero — even fewer move from Abu Dhabi and open a multi-million-dollar entertainment center.But Tony Sandhu did just that. 810 Billiards and Bowling opens Thursday in the Miromar Outlets.

School might be over, but Estero golfer Gianna Clemente won’t be sitting on the beach working on her tan this summer.The 16-year-old, who starts her junior school year at the end of summer, will have a full schedule of tournaments that will rack up frequent flier miles.

Keeping up nearly 14 acres and a mansion isn’t cheap. Lisa Marie Presley found that out when she inherited Graceland, her dad Elvis’ home in Memphis. Lisa Marie Presley couldn’t afford the $500,000 a year upkeep, so she turned it into a tourist attraction. The first tour was June 7, 1982. More than 20 million tourists have visited since it opened. It’s now the second most popular home visited in the United States, after the White House.

Sixteen-year-old Gianna Clemente held on after leading going into Sunday’s final round. She shot 149, winning by two points over last year’s winner Yana Wilson.

Estero’s Gianna Clemente will get plenty of television time today during the Mizuho Americas Open that will air on the Golf Channel.The 16-year-old is leading the amateur portion of the tournament being played at the Liberty National Golf Course in New Jersey.Clemente will tee off with the number one player in the world, Nelly Korda, who is leading the professional part of the tournament, and Australian Hannah Green, who is in second place.

Microsoft, Dell Computers, and Facebook weren’t the only successes created in a dorm room. John-Michael Tebelak wrote the musical “Godspell” in 1970 as a master’s thesis as a student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

What should the future of the Cleveland Avenue corridor look like? The City of Fort Myers wants to hear your thoughts.The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency will hold a listening session Thursday from 5:30-7:30 p,m. at the Holiday Inn, 2431 Cleveland Avenue.