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Top 5 things to do this week in SW FL: Devo exhibit, Fall Home & Garden Show

Fun things to do this week in SW FL, including the Songwriters For Vets 2023 concert and an exhibit celebrating the pop-rock band Devo.

 

Sanibel sand project will help remove some of the scars from the 2022 hurricane season

The sand replenishment project, taking place on the northwest side of Sanibel, is expected to take 90 days.

 

Massachusetts lottery had $25M, two $1M winners in the month of August

The Billion Dollar Extravaganza $50 instant game made three Massachusetts residents millionaires in August, the state announced.

 

'This buys a year': Hurricane Hilary edges up Lake Mead water level

Rainfall from Hurricane Hilary lifted the water level of Lake Mead slightly. The rain did not change the drought the Southwest is experiencing.

 

'Serving Love': Coco Gauff partners with Barilla to give away free pasta, groceries. How to enter.

Coco Gauff, the tennis player who rose to fame when she turned pro at 14, is partnering with Barilla to give away pasta and a year's worth of groceries.

 

Threads, the social media app from Facebook and Instagram, due on desktop in 'next few days'

Threads – Instagram and Facebook's social media cousin – gets a web and desktop computer version in "the next few days," CEO Mark Zuckerberg says.

 

NASA flew a spy plane into thunderstorms to help predict severe weather: How it works.

The ER-2 aircraft was able to fly into thunderstorms to make observations that could help scientists better predict when storms could turn severe.

 

Man drowns trying to rescue wife, her son in fast-moving New Hampshire river

Vincent Parr of Massachusetts was visiting the Swift River in New Hampshire with his family when his wife and her child became stuck in the river.

 

As the tropics boil, a cautiously optimistic August hurricane forecast for Florida

But water temps off Florida pushing 90 are alarming. If the Gulf was a drink, it would be Long Island iced tea: potential bad decisions in all directions.

 

Pickleball update: Collier County approves upgrades at Pelican Bay Community Park

After The Pelican Bay Foundation made last-minute changes to its fee structure and alcohol policy for the park, Collier County approved an agreement.

 

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