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Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday.
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Stephen Hruby, who has more than 40 years experience in architectural design, community revitalization and development consulting, says that what has transpired over the past two years is giving him hope that the affordable housing problem can be addressed in Collier County.
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FlixBus is adding a new Fort Myers-Cape Coral stop at the Edison Mall starting February 9. This stop will be part of three different routes including service to various other Florida locations such as Miami, Naples, Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, Hollywood, Tallahassee, and Gainesville.
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Southwest Florida awards went to projects in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry and Highlands counties. The projects ranged from $63,311 to add 1.1 miles of fiber optic cable in Bokeelia to $4.75 million to bring high speed internet service to eastern Hendry County. Other communities involved included Lehigh Acres in Lee County, Punta Gorda in Charlotte County and Orangetree and Golden Gate Estates in Collier County.
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Gold Theatricals has no home, and that’s just as Jay Goldberg and Executive Director Lucy Sundby want it.
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The death of five black skimmers on a Marco Island beach prompted an investigation by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission and Marco Island police and the arrest of a Bonita Springs man.
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Another cold front is expected to arrive to the Sunshine State on Thursday. Strong thunderstorms could cause damage across the Panhandle, then on Friday a cold airmass should engulf most of the state.
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Gianna Clemente joined current LPGA stars Lexi Thompson, Jessica Korda, Brooke Henderson and Grace Park and hall-of-famers Patty Berg and Babe Zaharias as winners of the prestigious South Atlantic Women’s Amateur Championship played at Oceanside Country Club along the edge of the Atlantic.
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Just the sheer amount of debris produced by Hurricane Ian is difficult to imagine let alone collecting it all in a timely fashion. In Lee County, 5 million cubic yards has been gathered so far, enough to Fill Hertz Arena to the ceiling 13 times.
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Recent fatal crashes in Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres put Lee County's road death toll in 2022 at 123 fatalities, the unofficial second-highest year ever for the county.