Fort Myers man suffered severe burns on his feet from hot asphalt

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, FLA.– A Fort Myers man got an unfortunate reminder of how hot asphalt can get around Florida in the summer when he suffered severe burns on his feet. Rob Whyte was preparing to step in the water to dock his boat at the Punta Rassa Boat Ramp in Lee County earlier this month after a fishing tournament. To keep everything dry, he removed his shoes and socks then left them on the boat. He said his grave mistake came when he forgot where he parked his truck. He found himself standing in the middle of the parking lot with nowhere to go while his toes toasted....

WATCH: Cars driving nose to bumper on Fort Myers highway

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla.– An interesting tow job caught the attention of drivers on Colonial Boulevard over the weekend. A video taken from a nearby car’s passenger seat shows a the front bumper of a green car connected to the back bumper of a white car, pushing it down the busy boulevard. In the nearly two minute long video, the two cars separate as they near a stop light before connecting to push the car again at the stoplight. While some who travel the busy road daily find the video comical, the Florida Highway Patrol doesn’t. “It’s just a recipe for a problem,”...

Hundreds line up to catch whiff of rare blooming ‘corpse flower’

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

ALAMEDA, Calif. [AP] – Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city gathered around an abandoned art deco gas station to catch a whiff of a corpse flower — aptly named for the stench it emits upon blooming. It’s owner, Solom Leyva, who owns a nursery in Alameda and deals in rare plants, decided to share the flower with his neighbors. He began seeing a lot of interest when he started posting on social media about his amorphophallus titanum. He decided to wheel is out on Monday, where subsequently, a line stretched down the block for most of the day. “I grabbed my wagon, went down...

Ocala couple pleads guilty to attacking black bears with trained dogs

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

OCALA, Fla. (AP)–A Florida couple plead guilty to using treats to entice black bears then allowed packs of dogs to attack them, recording the gruesome incidents and posting them on social media. Charles Scarbrough plead guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering, animal baiting and fighting, unlawful use of a two-way communicating device and unlawful taking of a black bear, as reported by the AP. He agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, leading to his sentencing being deferred. He could get anywhere from five years probation to over two years of prison time. Hannah Scarbrough, his...

East Naples dry cleaner holding customers clothes hostage after closing suddenly

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

NAPLES, Fla.– Hundreds of customers of an East Naples dry cleaners are being hung out to dry after the business appeared to close up shop and take everyone’s clothes with them. Randy Jones says he’s been coming to the “Eco Cleaners” on Collier Boulevard in the Stock Plaza for three years. When he arrived to get his clothes on Friday, he noticed the doors were locked and the clothing racks were bare. “It’s a whole lot of nothing. It’s racks! It’s just empty racks!” Jones said. “It looks like they came in, grabbed stuff in the middle of the night...

Historians tell tale of Calusa Indian ghost that roams Pine Island

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

PINE ISLAND, Fla. – There’s nothing like a good ghost story or urban legend, made even better when rooted in real history. A legend on Pine island, that involves the native Calusa tribe has people talking. Pine Island Florida is known for being remote, and somewhat hard to get to. In the quiet fishing town, mounds dot the otherwise flat Pineland landscape. Those mounds indicate who used to live there. “Right here at Pineland, this was the 2nd largest town for the Calusa people when Europeans arrived in the 1500s,” said Cindy Bear, from the Randall Research...

The secret to a long life? This 111-year-old recommends eating chicken brains

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CANBERRA, Australia [AP] – Australia’s oldest-ever man has a few secrets he credits to living more than 111 years — including eating chicken brains. Retired cattle rancher Dexter Kruger told Australian Broadcasting Corp. in an interview at his nursing home in the rural Queensland state town of Roma that a weekly poultry delicacy had contributed to his longevity, The Associated Press reported. Monday marked 124 days since he turned 111, a day older than World War I veteran Jack Lockett was when he died in 2002. “Chicken brains. You know, chickens have a head. And in there, there’s...

Will this pickle-flavored hard seltzer be summer’s hottest drink?

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 16, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

What started as a 2020 April Fool’s joke is becoming a reality, giving the hard seltzer hype a controversial ticket. Drinkware company BrüMate and beverage company Crook & Marker announced they are working together on a pickle-flavored hard seltzer called Afternoon Delight. The company first announced the seltzer on April 1, leaving many pickle fans salty it was only a joke. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bru?Mate® (@bru.mate) While a release date hasn’t been announced yet, the two companies said it will happen this summer. But it’s...

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