Fort Myers Beach councilmen are going through another delicate issue: should the beach be re nourished? Should they use the opportunity to get a $10 million dollars fund from the government to help re nourish the beach? The citizens are divided and they have to make a decision before 2010.Other...

07/21/2008

Keeping UP Appearances

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PBS is often considered elitist, or boring, or both, but there's actually some hysterical programs. For instance, Keeping UP Appearances. The setting for the this show is a long way off, geographically as well as socially, from Fort Myers Beach, Florida. This British comedy centers on Hyacin...

07/19/2008

Laguna Lakes Fort Myers is the place to be

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I am usually not so enthusiastic about a community. Granted many are great in South West Florida, but something does not click fully in your mind. It could be the price, not enough amenities, to far from the beach, the architecture is good but not great, the interiors are cramped, or the pool is ...

07/18/2008

Fort Myers Beach July 18th hazy moon and weather

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Many were gathered earlier on to see a majestic red orange sunset along the shores of Fort Myers Beach,but its the moon which caught my attention at 11:01 pm. For these who want to know where Fort Myers Beach Florida is located here is its longitude and latitude. Boaters and pilots can recognize...

07/18/2008

Looking at each other

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This picture was taken after my wife Karen and Miss Mimi came back from a beach run In Fort Myers Beach.Mimi is very exuberant and full of energy and I can tell you from experience that she can run awfully fast.In fact to fast. Mimi is a rescue dog, part Rhodesian and I believe boxer. These 2 hav...

07/17/2008

Fort Myers Beach Short Sales listings

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Investors, potential buyers from the USA, Canada and Europe often ask me if there are any single homes short sales in Fort Myers Beach. There are not many. The following are six of the few available as of July 17,2008. The prices range from a low for th...

07/17/2008

Calusa Palms Fort Myers gated community

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CALUSA PALMS Located in Southwest Fort Myers on A & W Bulb rd, South West of McGrergor Blvd, Calusa Palms is one of my favorite gated community. It is a gated community with 146 single homes and 184 carriages homes. Its is situated only 6 miles to the Fort Myers Beach and also about 15 mn drive ...

07/17/2008

Two Cape Coral gulf access homes under $230K !

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Something is going on In Cape Coral, Florida. Sales are up dramatically and are matching 2006 for 2008. Why is that? You can buy affordablea Cape Coral GULF ACCESS homes for under $230,000. Did you hear this right? Yes, you did. The following homes are not all turn key but they have more then pot...

07/15/2008

The Power of Negative(and Positive) Thinking, for example, Miss U.S.A.

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Yes, I was one of those men persuaded into watching some of the Miss Universe Pageant by his wife. I don't hate watching it (a lot of pretty ladies to watch, after all), but it's all a bit slow for me. I know that my wife likes the to see the swimsuits, the evening dresses, etc. She's really...

07/14/2008

2 story homes: which one is just eye candy?

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Which one is stronger and why are so many 2 story homes in Lee County so affordable? Colonial houses in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Cape Coral have also been hit by the market. No surprise there. The answer is more of a question if they were build pre or post 1992 when new codes wer...

07/11/2008