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Valerie’s House will celebrate its second annual Sunset Soirée Thursday, November 20, at its Family is Forever home at 3551 Valerie’s House Way in Fort Myers. The evening will include cocktails and dinner honoring families and loved ones they have lost. “It will be our second time to host a festive event for our donors […]

The Lee County Fertilizer Ordinance takes effect on June 1. DO MORE BY DOING LESS Doing your part to preserve our water quality is as simple as doing less yardwork! During the rainy summer season, unnecessary fertilizing and improper fertilizer application can result in runoff that sends nutrients meant to feed your lawn into our waterways […]

The month of May is filled with important holidays that celebrate history, culture, and social movements. Some of the most widely recognized non-religious holidays in May include International Workers’ Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day. One of the most significant holidays is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, observed on […]

For the past eight years, Finland has ranked number one and the United States twenty-fifth out of 157 nations on the World Happiness Report. The report is comprised of more than 250 pages of extensive research and data, of which one common thread between the countries that ranked the highest is the relationships of its […]

The Power of Spin—Why It’s Essential and How to Use It in Your Game Spin is one of the most powerful tools in tennis, influencing everything from control and consistency to power and deception. If you watch the pros, you’ll see spin on nearly every shot. But spin isn’t just for the elite—it’s a skill […]

Hill of Secrets, a debut novel by Reuters journalist Galina Vromen, takes place in the Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1943. The novel focuses on the lives of people brought to a remote desert by the U.S. Government to secretly develop the deadliest weapon of war. Although, the key characters in the book are fictional, […]

Meet Cami, Welsh Terrier My name is Cami and I live in the community of Savona. I am a Welsh terrier. When I am out on a walk or riding in my carriage, many people admire me and ask if I am a miniature Airedale because I am a much smaller version. Mom always explains […]

Tell us about your pet(s)! Every month we will feature one family’s pet(s) in an article in the Grandezza Gazzette. All you have to do is write between 300 and 600 words about your much loved dog, cat, or other animal and include a couple of high resolution pictures. Some ideas to show off your […]

TheatreZone, Southwest Florida’s premier professional musical theater company, is bringing romance and the supernatural to stage this summer with its production of Ghost: The Musical, running June 5 through June 15 at the G&L Theatre centrally located in North Naples. Based on the 1990 Oscar-winning film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, this tender […]

In April, the GirlFriends wrapped up their season with a visit from Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs. Golden PAWS is a nonprofit organization that promotes independence for combat-wounded veterans, first responders, and children with life changing disabilities through partnership with skilled assistance dogs. One of the doggies, Roxie, came along as a special guest. Ladies, once […]