HARD TIMES?
People define hard times in different ways. We asked people around Collier County for their definition. This is what they told us.
CHARLES DICKENS MAY HAVE PUT HIS fanciful finger on the current American moment a centuryand a-half ago. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," he wrote to begin his novel, "A Tale of Two Cities. Full Story
G.I. Joe collection snaps to attention in new Tin City gallery
The owner of a new gallery in Naples has joined forces with a nostalgic collector in Cape Coral to display a diverse selection of G.I. Joe action figures Nov. 8-12 in honor of Veterans Day. Daniel Linehan opened Six Degrees Exhibitions last month on Sixth Avenue South at Tin City. Full Story
Rivalry has no place on the job for these successful siblings
Mom-and-pop businesses of yesteryear conjure up images of warm smiles and attentive service. And while these businesses still exist today, more often than not it isn't mom and pop running the show anymore. Sometimes it's mother and daughter, or father and son, or even brothers and sisters. Full Story
Florida Weekly wins seven advertising awards
Press association honors newspapers statewide
Florida Weekly took home seven awards that were announced recently in the Florida Press Association's 2007- 2008 Fall Advertising Contest. Competing against monthly, weekly and daily Florida newspapers, Creative Director Jim Dickerson won for ads he created for Lee Memorial Health System Foundation, Café Bonaparte, North Star Yacht Club and Southern Tropics. Full Story
Critic's choice
Elaine Newton's fans love being lectured
SUMMER'S TYPICALLY A TIME FOR LIGHT READING Full Story
Making memoirs
Sanibel Island Writers Conference examines the genre's popularity
riting memoirs is the art of living backwards, says writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest. She's 34 years old, and has already written two: "Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and Havana," and "Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines. Full Story
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