Naples has lost one of its true pioneers.
Earl Frye a founder of Downing-Frye & Associates in the 1960s died July 10. He was 92.
His name and success story live on through his three sons, two of whom followed in his footsteps as Realtors.
All of his sons became entrepreneurs like him, growing up in Naples and eventually all building their own successful careers in Southwest Florida.
Earl s story in Naples began in 1962.
That s when he moved his family of five here to join Wes Downing in a real estate partnership.
Earl took a big risk when he relocated to Naples. With hard work and a vision, it paid off, in more ways than one.
Cape Coral Community Foundation to donate $210K to local nonprofits
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Summertime giving
By Staff | Jun 28, 2021
Summer in Southwest Florida has lots going for it for those of us who embrace the sunshine or love nothing better than the sound of a late-afternoon thunder-boomer.
Less crowded beaches.
More time for, well, most anything that makes this a great place to live.
For some of us, though, particularly those involved with any of the area’s many non-profits or social services organizations, there is no summer break.
A pair of press releases received by our newsroom this week illustrated this well.
School hasn’t been out yet a week, but the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc. has already launched its annual Back to School Supply Drive.
Nils Richter docked the boat. He climbed to the landing area on Lofton Island off downtown Fort Myers.
Crews over the past couple of weeks have cleared all the non-native trees and plants and three damaged royal palm trees.
Gone are hundreds of Australian pines. Visible instead: mulch from the downed trees and the few remaining palms and a strangle fig tree.
“Now, you can see the land,” Richter said. “Now, we can determine what we want to do with it. We want to make it an amenity for downtown.”
The island of more than three acres, visible and about 1,500 feet from downtown Fort Myers, a short boat ride just north of the new Luminary Hotel and Oxbow Restaurant, was formed in 1910 by work crews who had dredged to deepen the Caloosahatchee River at the city’s marina.