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Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Child, 10, Hospitalized After Suspected Fentanyl Overdose At FL Hotel: Sheriff (patch.com) — A 10‑year‑old was hospitalized after deputies found the child unresponsive at a Fort Myers Quality Suites, where investigators later reported finding fentanyl and drug paraphernalia in the room. Lee County deputies used Narcan at the scene, and two adults were arrested as Special Victims and Narcotics units continue the investigation into the suspected overdose.
2. Hurricane Ian Razed Fort Myers' Historic Rainbow Beach Cottages-Now, They're Being Rebuilt as Multimillion-Dollar Homes (beaumontenterprise.com) — Fort Myers Beach's once-iconic rainbow cottages at Paradise Point are being rebuilt as elevated, hurricane-hardened homes starting around $2.6 million, reshaping a beloved stretch from Estero Boulevard to the Gulf. The project mirrors broader post-Ian redevelopment, including a proposed six‑story boutique hotel at the former Silver Sands Resort site now moving through Town Council hearings.
3. Stars, stripes & sand: Sculpting the American story (floridaweekly.com) — A major tourism draw is returning to Fort Myers Beach this November, as the 36th Annual American Sand Sculpting Championship runs Nov. 19–23 with 29 sculptors from 10 states and five countries. Organizers say the beloved event symbolizes the island's resilience after recent hardships and urge locals to book lodging early and sign up online for updates and sponsorship opportunities.
4. Collaboratory brings human skills to forefront at Aug. 28 AI Fridays (capecoralbreeze.com) — Free AI Fridays sessions are coming back to Collaboratory in Fort Myers on Aug. 28, focusing on how locals can keep work authentic while using AI and make better tech-driven decisions. With beginner and intermediate workshops plus more dates through December, the series aims to help Southwest Florida organizations turn AI buzz into practical, people-centered skills.
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