Cape Coral FL

PORT CHARLOTTE — Local companies Baby Barrier Pool Fence Company and Hyper Glider by ProGlider Boats have advanced in the “Coolest Thing Made in Florida” competition.

CLEARWATER, FL – Devin Saltiban made a triumphant return to Clearwater with three hits and a home run as the Clearwater Threshers (44-42, 8-12) shut out the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (36-49, 9-12) 7-0 in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark. The Threshers have the week off for All-Star Break...

PORT CHARLOTTE — South Port Square, a senior living community in Port Charlotte, came together during Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, raising more than $2,100 through a series of creative, community-driven events, according to a news release.

The Wall Street Journal published a front-page story on July 2 noting one Florida city has the “worst housing market in U.S.” That city was Cape Coral. Although the story calls out the Cape, the numbers are indicative of Southwest Florida as a whole. Our housing market indeed is struggling. Home prices for the Cape...

PUNTA GORDA — In a rush to hire a new city manager, the Punta Gorda City Council had a few missteps during the recent meeting.

The large plumes of smoke can be intimidating but are often an effort of fighting fire with fire.

I am the Spirit of ‘45 Lee County chairman and am going into my fourteenth year of holding this event which honors our WWII veterans. Meeting these wonderful men and women of our greatest generation has been an honor and a privilege, however, it also comes with sadness in having lost so many of these men and women...

On July 8, 2025, the Planning Commission passed a resolution recommending that City Council adopt an ordinance to create an administrative waiver process that would provide an exemption to developed area limitations and impermeable coverage limitations for solar equipment installations. The recommended ordinance...

The Sanibel City Council will consider an amendment to Section 30-70, Gas Powered Leaf Blowers, of Sanibel’s Code of Ordinances at the regular meeting on Tuesday, July 15. If approved, the use of gas-powered leaf blowers will be prohibited unless waived in relation to a future weather event that results in a...

July 15 marks the opening of the 33rd annual “Ding” Darling Amateur Photo Contest. Deadline for submission is Sep. 15, 2025; all entries must be submitted electronically. Cash award prizes are raising this year: $500 for first place, $300 for second, $200 for third, and $50 for honorable mentions. Award payouts have...