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Competitor downs 33 hot dogs in 10 minutes to relish victory in Naples contest
Published 05/12/2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Adrian Morgan, a 195-pound 6-foot-tall resident of Louisiana, will make his second trip to the national hot dog eating finals, held in Coney Island on July 4. He won the Naples qualifier on Saturday.
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Long-time Bonita Springs rec center teacher nancy Ranke retires
Updated 05/05/2012 at 6 a.m.
When Nancy Ranke reported to her first class as aerobics instructor at the Bonita Springs Recreational Center more than a dozen years ago, she found a small group of students sitting on chairs.
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Relay for Life finds new home at Riverside Park
Updated 04/21/2012 at 4:43 p.m.
The track was shorter and the atmosphere more intimate but spirits were high and the night flew by just as quickly. Relay for Life’s first year at Riverside Park was a successful one, raising more than $23,000 for the American ...
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Cargill CEO says food shortage fears unfounded
Published 04/13/2012 at 7:06 p.m.
Cargill Incorporated’s top executive told a Naples audience Friday afternoon that fears about worldwide food shortages are unfounded, as long as governments and international organizations make wise decision
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Has to be in someone’s backyard: St. Matthew’s House may move forward with plans for homeless shelter in Bonita
Published 04/11/2012 at 2:50 p.m.
The president and CEO of St. Matthew’s House says complaints from some Bonita Springs residents and a possible moratorium on processing permits for homeless shelters in the city does not necessarily affect the charity’s plans to establish a shelter off ...
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Boot Scooting: Bonita Springs hosts annual Relay for Life
Updated 04/13/2012 at 3:16 p.m.
Barbara Newell tears up when she talks about the highlight of each year’s Bonita Springs Relay for Life. For her, that moment occurs when the candles are lit in luminaries that line the walking track during the event benefiting the ...
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Naples Bay Resort financing delayed, employees put on notice
Published 04/04/2012 at 10:25 p.m.
A federal bankruptcy judge was expected to rule Wednesday on a financing proposal that would provide the troubled resort a needed cash infusion, but after nearly eight hours of oral argument the hearing was
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Amusement park south of Fort Myers might open in summer, creating 70 jobs
Updated 03/31/2012 at 6:55 p.m.
A decade after plans were first announced, Zoomers Family Amusement Park south of Fort Myers is back on track to open as early as this summer.
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Fort Myers businesses near City of Palms Park would welcome another team
Published 03/29/2012 at 3 p.m.
Erich Mann and Tammy Smith once distributed local maps and gave directions to baseball fans who parked in downtown Fort Myers. The fans would walk up Hendry Street to City of Palms Park for Boston Red Sox spring training games.
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Bonita Springs’ Veterans Memorial on track
Updated 03/28/2012 at 7:56 p.m.
After years of planning and seven months of intense fundraising, efforts to build a veterans memorial at Riverside Park are nearing fruition. The black granite wall will bear the image of three servicemen and the legend “Leave No One Behind.”
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