Police Beat: May 17, 2008 - Collier County
Friday, May 16, 2008
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- South Lee Police Beat: May 17, 2008
- Eden Florida experiencing growing pains
- Fire, police youth academy ready to exhaust middle schoolers
- Former owner of Naples gay bar wins $1.3M award
- Missing link: Could Collier and Lee bus systems be connected?
- Golden Gate graduate overcame brain surgery
- Investigation: North Naples murder-suicide linked to towed Corvette
- PRIDE Awards recognize student achievement
- Home sales, pending home sales increased in April
- Jobless rates declined in Collier, Lee in April
- East Naples standoff ends peacefully with arrest
- Man chips tooth on bolt in restaurant soup; Outback plans to pay for dental work
- Man accused of trying to lure teen from North Naples bagel shop
- Golden Gate schools lockdown lifted; teacher saw man with gun
Police Beat: May 17, 2008 - Collier County
Friday, May 16, 2008
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- Suspected illegal aliens face deportation hearings
- South Lee Police Beat: May 17, 2008
- Fire, police youth academy ready to exhaust middle schoolers
Eden Florida experiencing growing pains
Friday, May 16, 2008
Eden Florida is experiencing growing pains. As its educational programs grow bigger, there is a need to trade up to a bigger facility. Full story »
more Education News
- Golden Gate graduate overcame brain surgery
- Area freshmen follow law, declare majors
- PRIDE Awards recognize student achievement
- Referendum to reallocate money to Collier schools operating budgets will be on August primary ballot
2 major businesses break ground at Ave Maria
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Two major businesses, Publix and DaVita, have broken ground in the town of Ave Maria. The new Publix, one block east of the Town Center, is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2009. Full story »
more Ave Maria
- Cardinal Adam Maida sits down with Daily News for Q&A session
- Ave Maria graduates first class at new Collier campus
- Graduates of faith: First diplomas awarded at Ave Maria's new campus
Stone crab season closes today
Friday, May 16, 2008
The season closes today for the harvest, possession and sale of stone crab claws in Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced. Full story »
more Florida news
- Marco man appointed by Gov. Crist to Florida Elections Commission
- Appeals court: State can bar Allstate
- Suspect in custody as Florida wildfires burn
Algae found at 4 Collier beaches; more expected this weekend
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Collier County pollution monitors are bracing for a potential new onslaught of marine algae at local beaches this weekend, monitors reported this afternoon. Full story »
more Environment
- Hideaway Beach seeks tourist tax dollars to fund beach erosion control
- Dog-snatching coyotes attack again
- Lee commission expected to limit fertilizer use
Home sales, pending home sales increased in April
Friday, May 16, 2008
Realtors had their busiest month of the year in April. Pending home sales increased 25 percent to 616, from 494 a year ago. Home sales rose 6 percent to 472, compared to 445 last year. Full story »
more Real Estate news
- Building of apartments pushes new home construction to 2-year high in U.S.
- Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 15, 2008
- Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 14, 2008
New construction permits holding steady, though down from ‘07
Saturday, May 10, 2008
New development in Collier and Lee counties has flattened out after a long decline, but officials remain hesitant to say the market for new construction is on the way up. Both Collier and Lee, like other coastal counties on Florida’s west coast, have reported a fair amount of “bouncing around” with new construction, making it anyone’s guess where the market will go from here. Lee County government issued the same number of permits for single-family homes in April as it issued in March -- 47. Single-family home permits issued last month in Collier were at 56, more than half the levels seen in April 2007.
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more Growth & Development
- Bonefish Grill opening today in Naples Bay Resort
- $2.4M home renovation project under way in Immokalee
- Collier essential worker project gets state grant
A decade of drought
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Dawn spreads across Bonita Beach. Sun rays burst through palm fronds, casting salmon and amber hues on a pile of crumbled sea shells near the tumbling surf. A brown pelican soars over the Gulf of Mexico, pulls its wings close to its body and kamikaze dives on a school of baitfish. Songbird-sized plovers scurry across the beach, running on skinny legs in and out of the frothy surf. Full story »
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- Bye-Bye Turtle Festival -- 05/17/08 at The Conservancy of Southwest Florida
