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Florida's Lower Gulf Coast is a series of layers: on the outside, a string of barrier islands with popular and crowded beaches; next, a series of large and small communities anchored by Sarasota in the north and Naples in the south; and finally, virtually empty rural areas that are largely sawgrass wilderness.
Virtually all of Florida south of Lake Okeechobee and outside the coast strips is taken up by the Everglades. This "River of Grass" is crossed by I-75 in the famed "Alligator Alley" that runs between Ft. Lauderdale and Naples. But from Naples north along the coast is a virtually unbroken string of small towns and cities, joined together by their proximity to the Gulf and the fishing, shipping, and tourism industries that developed and sustains this region.
Sarasota is considered the major cultural center of the region. This city developed a reputation as an artists' colony in the 1920s, and today the town is known worldwide for its music festivals, its ballet, opera, and theater. Farther south, Port Charlotte, Cape Coral, and Fort Myers are the major urban centers.
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South Florida News from The Sun-Sentinel
Broward School Board carving out budget with cuts, layoffs
Jul 30, 2010 5:23 am
The Broward School Board is working on $3.5 billion budget, that would include layoffs and cuts – but no eliminations – to art, music, PE, library programs and more.
Sunrise may raise tax rate to close $8 million budget gap
Jul 30, 2010 3:57 am
An earlier promise by city commissioners to avoid a tax hike in tough times went out the window Thursday during a special commission meeting.
Is old Wilton Manors City Hall really haunted?
Jul 30, 2010 12:01 am
The answer may be in the rubble as the city demolishes the 'haunted' building Progress is one thing, and the ...
Polo magnate's records made available for planned civil suit
Jul 29, 2010 11:27 pm
The parents of the 23-year-old man killed in a crash with polo mogul John Goodman can ask for his medical records from the night of the crash and can ask for punitive damages against the polo club fou...
American Heritage debt may mean loss of college scholarship for star athlete
Jul 29, 2010 11:07 pm
He still owes the private school more than 200 hours for his scholarship. Unless his family comes up with abo...
Federal official: S. Florida oil spill threat almost over
Jul 29, 2010 10:47 pm
Retired admiral in charge of cleanup says Tropical Storm Bonnie and other events have virtually ended threat to South Florida ...
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