New foreclosure rescue plan offers 'Help Now'

A bold new proposal to combat foreclosures was unveiled in Washington on Thursday.

10 Killer Firefox Extensions You Probably Don’t Know About

This isn't the usual list of extensions that everyone is used to using, but 10 add-ons that many may not know about, but can be very useful for everyday web browsing.

Bonita’s downtown development project taking next step

Developers of Bonita Springs’ downtown Imperial Landing project are expected to file a rezoning application with Lee County reviewers Monday. While it’s a routine step in the review process for any new development, this particular project is a little different because it would be built on land the ...

Borrowers Abandon Mortgages

Concerns are growing that borrowers who can afford to pay their mortgages may walk away from their homes amid falling housing prices.

Sox hits a road block on the path to becoming a Pugh

Sox: i am desperate and seek your advice Chad: hold him and never let him go Chad: casey, right? Sox: ever since i told casey how much i am afraid of clowns, he's been sending me clown images every chance he gets Sox: anything i can do to get back at him? Chad: haha, crap Sox: is he afraid of ...

The New Meaning of Rickrolling

That gives a new meaning for Rickrolling [wikipedia]! Link [youtube] - via MetaFilter

Swimming at the edge of Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is 360 feet tall. At the top is a natural rock pool, called Devil’s Pool, where the water is relatively calm. From September to December, when the water level is low, you can swim in Devil’s Pool. The pictures are bound to make you ...

Lee Memorial wants out of $116,000 per week interest debt

To avoid paying more than $116,000 per week in interest on issued bonds, Lee Memorial Health System’s finance committee put together a plan to refinance Thursday. The committee also set the stage for a possible class-action suit against the company that insured its bonds.

Presidential Beard Length Race Kicks Off

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) -- Gentlemen, start your beards. Men have begun a beard-growing competition that's partly a presidential look-alike contest as this central Ohio city celebrates its 200th birthday....

'Gotcha Capitalism' helps expose hidden fees

It's a hidden-fee jungle out there, and thankfully MSNBC.com's Bob Sullivan is around to warn us.

Social-networking sites going global

About 80% of the world's estimated 1.2 billion Internet users are outside the USA, according to Computer Industry Almanac.

Five Email Addresses that Convert Documents [Conversion]

The Digital Inspiration blog offers up five email addresses that offer free file conversion for Word docs, PDFs, and even MP3s with no fuss, no muss—just attach a file, send it, and wait for the reply with the converted file attached. For mobile device users who can't read or open certain formats ...

What you owe your kids

At this point in their lives, Tony Carideo, 57, and his wife Linda, 56, of Bloomington, Minn., thought the financial load of raising their four kids would have become considerably lighter. But so far they haven't noticed much extra cash sloshing around in their bank accounts.

Judge weighs whether Baker’s suit vs. School Board will go forward

The fate of Ray Baker’s lawsuit against the Collier County School Board is now in a judge’s hands. Lee Circuit Judge John Carlin took the matter under advisement after hearing arguments for about an hour Friday.

Water like nature center in your own backyard

"Of course nature is a big thing here," says Steve Peffers, and he should know.

Barron Collier High wins third consecutive Collier academic tourney

The traveling trophy that goes to the champion of the Collier County High School Academic Tournament hasn’t needed to travel for three years. Barron Collier High School won the 19th annual academic challenge in a close battle Saturday. This year the close competition in the final round was between ...

Pottery store brightens up Old 41 Road

A portion of Old 41 Road is beaming a little brighter these days with the opening of Pottery as Art in December.

Bonita Council candidates talk downtown improvements

Ideas abound among City Council candidates as to how to improve downtown Bonita Springs. The specifics vary, but mostly, the candidates share the belief that the area along Old 41 Road represents an important and historic piece of the city. But they also agree it’s an area that still needs a good cleanup.

Project developer files for bankruptcy

The Florida developer that plans to build a 300-room hotel, about 28 residential condos and about 30,000 square feet of retail near the former Weeks...

Bonita council candidates differ on downtown flooding

Call it the downtown water fight. Take the two candidates running for the District 2 Seat on City Council -- incumbent Alex Grantt and challenger Janet Martin -- and bring up the issue of how best to revitalize the city’s oldest neighborhoods, areas that are criss-crossed with rivers and creeks. Both ...