Would-be mall developer offers Bonita rush money

A Bonita Beach Road developer has offered to pay Bonita Springs $4 million in impact fees upfront if it means getting the city's approval on the...

Light industry may boost Bonita Springs

Attracting small manufacturing companies and medical technology industries could give the local economy a jolt.

Dutch Want to Build an Island the Shape of a Tulip

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands wants to redraw the map of Europe - literally.Dubai built Palm Island. Now the world leaders in land reclamation are considering an island in the shape of a tulip to fight overcrowding and shield the coastline from the rising sea.

Drought prompts one-day-a-week water restrictions

For the first time, the South Florida Water Management District declared an extreme water shortage affecting 5 million South Florida residents as well as thousands of businesses and farms.

Four Bonita Springs mayoral candidates meet to debate issues

One mayoral candidate is suggesting Bonita Springs ought to halt new development for a time. During a debate Tuesday night, that was the position candidate Michael Fulker took when the issue of growth came up, saying the city’s infrastructure needs a chance to catch up.

NYC Window Washer Dead After Fall

NEW YORK (AP) -- Their job was one of routine peril - washing windows on Manhattan skyscrapers. The danger proved deadly for Edgar Moreno and nearly so for his brother. Their scaffold gave way as they stepped onto it Friday from the roof of a 47-story Upper East Side apartment building, sending them ...

Trial set for FGCU students accused of hosting underage party

The two Florida Gulf Coast University students accused of hosting an underage drinking party the night an intoxicated classmate died in a car wreck are set to go on trial in early January. The trial date of Jan. 8 was set Friday morning for Nicholas Herrig and Kevin Curtin, both 19, a week after both ...

The Lutgert Companies breaks ground for Tavira at Bonita Bay

The Lutgert Companies has begun construction of Tavira, the sixth of eight high-rises planned along Estero Bay in Bonita Bay. The 26-story tower will have 90 homes and is being built next to Estero Bay Park, one of three waterfront parks within the 2,400-acre community. Tavira will have a rooftop sunset ...

Mortgage plan: How does it work? Who does it help?

The Bush administration, banks, bond firms and mortgage servicers rolled out a proposal Thursday to help people with higher-cost ...

The View From Here: High stakes at city election

Here we go again. Another year, another city election will be held, this time on Jan. 29, 2008. Our city politicians and bureaucrats have once again failed the electorate of Bonita. In 2002, the citizens voted by 80 percent to limit elected members of city council to two consecutive four-year terms in ...

Naples software company to add 40 jobs

Naples-based software developer Neighborhood America has “launched” a new expansion. Using the theme “Go for Launch,” the company has unveiled plans to add 40 jobs this year. In an announcement to staff, executives wore NASA space suits and showed a video of a rocket launch.

Google Maps Adds Terrains [Google Maps]

Google Maps has added a saucy new terrain overlay to its already impressive view options. In addition to geographic terrain, this view also displays buildings in metropolitan areas à la Google Earth. You may also notice that the Hybrid view is now missing from the top row of buttons, but Hybrid ...

Widgets make a big splash on the Net

For nearly a decade, GarageBand.com was the quintessential struggling Web company, barely hanging on as it burned through $17 ...

Microsoft Patches Critical XP Hole

In a security update, Microsoft issues two fixes assigned its most urgent "critical" rating, including one that patches Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The patched vulnerability would have let hackers use IE7 to exploit personal computers.

My 'hood is the new West Village

Carroll Gardens via Smith Street: The New West Village

On Engineering

Eugenia Loli-Queru posted this article, it's about Vimeo. She's upset that we're not going to fix a bug that causes her test videos to break when they're encoded using her (subversion) build of ffmpeg. Keep in mind it's not an actual issue that she was having while using the site, the video in question ...

Oprah helps hoarding woman remove 75 tons of garbage from inside her 3,000 sq. foot home

The Oprah Show featured a two part series on the “Secret Lives of Hoarders” this week, and featured two empty-nesters named Sharyn and Marvin. In addition to 75 tons of garbage (that’s 15 industrial sized dumpsters), the 100 member clean up team filled more than 1,800 large crates ...

Lex LED Illuminates Your Bike Wheels With Custom Messages [Led]

If you are one of those people who gets off on riding their bike to work while everyone else sits in traffic, you will love this Lex LED attachment. Why? Because, if you have Windows XP, 2000, or Vista you can type in a personalized message in English, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji using the included ...

Magazine Holding Wastebasket For The Can

Designer Stephen Hauser aka Snowtone has created the Snowtone Wastebasket. It's a trashcan for the bathroom that holds a magazine on top, so you can read hands-free. It was designed because resting a magazine on your lap makes your penis disappear. Sure it's just on the other side of a magazine, ...

Dow Theory raises bearish red flag

In a sign the credit crisis could spell lasting trouble for the stock market, one of Wall Street's oldest tools used to divine ...