$230 million financing package includes Pasco, Fort Myers, Brandon properties
A $230 million recapitalization of an apartment community portfolio includes three local properties: in Port Richey, Fort Myers and Brandon. The financing package is for six properties made up of 1,600 units owned in a joint venture between Slate Asset Management and ZMR Capital. The Newmark Group, a commercial real...
Southwest Florida Culture Shines with Blanchard House Museum’s Historic Reopening
Southwest Florida culture is more than beaches and sunshine. It’s a living blend of stories, traditions, and craftsmanship passed down through generations. From the Calusa people to modern-day communities, each chapter adds depth to the region’s identity. Here, history isn’t locked away in archives. It’s alive in...
The Fried Lobster Bites At This Seafood Restaurant In Florida Are So Good, You’ll...
There are moments in life when food transcends mere sustenance and becomes something akin to a religious experience. The first bite hits your palate and suddenly the world around you fades away, replaced by a symphony of flavors so perfect that you wonder if you’ve accidentally stumbled into culinary heaven.
The Breakfast Combo At This Restaurant In Florida Is So Good, You’ll Want It...
There’s a little place in Naples where morning magic happens one plate at a time, and once you experience it, your breakfast standards will never be the same. Goldies Restaurant sits quietly in a strip plaza on Taylor Road, looking for all the world like just another neighborhood eatery.
Cape Coral Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Serving Up Fun For Chain’s 40th Birthday Bash
It's an exciting time for Beef 'O' Brady's as the chain is celebrating its 40th birthday and the Cape Coral location is serving up the fun all month long. I'm not one to miss a party, so I was thrilled when I was invited by owner Matt Amato to Beef 'O' Brady's in Cape Coral last night. The chain is celebrating its...
K-9 unit busts deported ‘violent dealer’ with cocaine in traffic stop
LEE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A K-9 unit unveiled a stash of 96 grams of cocaine during a routine traffic stop, leading to the arrest of a previously deported and "violent drug dealer" with a criminal history. The Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) said that on Wednesday, they conducted...
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida...
Edison Estate Florida Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold...
IncredibleBank to break ground for second branch in Cape Coral
IncredibleBank this week announced the groundbreaking for its new Liberty Park branch, marking the bank’s second location in Cape Coral. The ceremony will take place Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 2524 Liberty Park Drive, right next to the existing branch just east of the intersection of Pine Island Road and Northeast 24th...
Southwest Florida Waterfront Still Struggling With Hurricane Ian Recovery 3 Years Later
Parts of Southwest Florida's coast remain damaged and hazardous three years after Hurricane Ian struck. Broken docks and floating wreckage create risks for anyone on the water. Floating wreckage makes water travel perilous. Submerged trees, loose posts, and splintered dock parts threaten boats. "You see all sorts of...
Lee County Kicks Off $1.3M Canal Project To Cut Down Island Park Flooding
Work has started on a $1.3 million water control system near Page Field. The project aims to stop flooding in Island Park. Workers will add new controls to the Ten Mile Canal to manage water before storms hit the Florida Gulf Coast. "What we want to do is replace it...
