Southwest Florida Gets a Front-Row Seat: March 3, 2026, Total Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse
Set your alarm early on March 3, 2026. If you’re in Southwest Florida, you’ll have a front-row seat to a total lunar eclipse, a real “Blood Moon.”. During this event, Earth moves right between the sun and the moon, painting the moon’s surface with a deep, coppery red.
2026 Big Business Launch Social Fort Myers Beach Mid-Winter Lake Party
L•O PROFILE kicked off the year in true Lake-life style with our Big Business Launch Social at Lani Kai Beach Resort in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on January 13. With Gulf views, warm breezes, and familiar faces, the afternoon was the perfect mix of networking and celebration as we toasted the newest issue and the...
Arts for ACT Gallery to showcase Michele Geller
Arts for ACT Gallery will feature “The Space Between Real and Imagined” the art of Michele Geller throughout the month of March. An opening reception will be held Friday, March 6 from 5 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with the monthly Fort Myers Art Walk. Michele Geller’s art...
COLUMN: Punta Gorda Elks still No. 3 in the US
At one time, the Punta Gorda Elks Lodge 2606 had the second-largest number of members in the United States.
Illegal campfire to blame for Cape Coral brush fire, firefighters say
Firefighters continue to monitor a site after an illegal campfire burned 36 acres and sent smoke across Cape Coral on Saturday, Feb. 28. According to a social media post by Cape Coral Fire Department, they and the Florida Forestry Service had it 95% contained by late Saturday and monitored it throughout the night....
Punta Gorda celebrates a decade of craftiness
PUNTA GORDA — The 10th anniversary Punta Gorda Sullivan Street Craft Festival takes place from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 7-8 along Sullivan Street in downtown.
A few Isolated showers possible Sunday night, warming trend for the workweek
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Leftover moisture and a dying cold front could spark several isolated showers Sunday night. As winds continue to become more easterly, these showers will tend to drift west later in the evening. High pressure will continue to slide east of the state, which will keep...
FORECAST: Scattered showers and storms possible again this afternoon
Here is your forecast for Monday, March 2nd, 2026. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up warm with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s which is above our average of 58° for this time of the year. Yesterday we picked up some much needed rain fall across the area with scattered showers and storms firing...
The aroma of slow cooked meats will fill the air in Laishley Park
PUNTA GORDA — The 6th annual Smoke on the River BBQ & Music Fest takes place March 14 in Laishley Park.
Charlotte County has a new judge
PUNTA GORDA — There’s a new judge in Charlotte County.

















