SWFLA To Do List: Events in Bonita Springs, Estero, Naples and Marco
Top events of the week: 3 To Do: EsteroFest, Celebrate Bonita, ‘Ed Sullivan’ tribute on Marco. For this month’s movie on the outdoor big screen, head to Paradise Coast Sports Complex to see Lilo & Stitch from 7-9 p.m., March 19. Free admission. Bring lawn chairs and blankets as seating. Great Lawn, 3940 City Gate...
A Florida panther will remain at ZooTampa after rehabilitation
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reached out to ZooTampa last year. They had an injured young panther named Loper in need of surgery. The animal had been hit by a car in Fort Myers and fractured its radius and ulna. The fractures were repaired using orthopedic plates.
Skanska Tops Out Phase One Of Lee Health’s New Hospital Campus In Fort Myers
Skanska USA has topped out Phase One of Lee Health’s new hospital campus in Fort Myers, marking a major construction milestone for the health system’s forthcoming expansion in Southwest Florida. The project is being built for Lee Health and designed by Flad Architects, with the broader 52-acre campus set to include a...
Canterbury School in Lee County closed Tuesday due to severe weather damage
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Canterbury School in Lee County will be closed Tuesday due to severe weather damage on campus from Monday's storms in Southwest Florida. The school announced in an email that the maintenance team will assess damage from the weather as soon as there is daylight Tuesday morning.
Cape Coral remembers Kayla as family works for change
'The Power of Us' event rallies community support against teen gun violence. Kayla Rincon Miller, 15, had a bright future ahead of her. On March 17, 2024, Kayla died from gun violence, shot in an armed robbery on a Cape Coral street as she and two friends walked toward McDonalds after seeing a movie at Coralwood...
History of Cape Coral Florida
Cape Coral, Florida is often described as a young city with an old soul. It did not rise from centuries of colonial settlement or a gold rush boomtown, yet its story is deeply tied to Florida’s long arc of water management, land speculation, postwar migration, and the ongoing effort to build community on a landscape...
The Day the Nest Fell Silent: F23’s Disappearance Leaves Viewers Reeling
Between Hope and Loss: SWFL Eagle Cam Community Responds to F23’s Disappearance. The news hit hard. F23, the famous Southwest Florida bald eagle, is gone. After days missing, everyone who tuned in to the SWFL Eagle Cam had to face it: she’s presumed dead. The timing made it worse. Just days earlier, she’d welcomed a...
Fort Myers car dealer buys former RV dealership property for $3.7M
Lee Auto Group, a used car dealer in Fort Myers, has bought the site of a former RV dealership where it plans to move its headquarters. The property is at 16065 S. Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers. It is 7.8-acres and includes a 7,992-square-foot building. Lee Auto, which also has a...
Weekly events at Sanibel Recreation Center
The Sanibel Recreation Center is hosting several community activities this week. Events include the Get to Know Your Island Series with The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum & Aquarium on Tuesday, The Art of Breathing with Kim Muncil on Wednesday, One Book One Community and a Meditation Workshop with Dani on Thursday, and...
Sparkling simplicity as funds are raised for our community
One of my favorite things about writing about the Southwest Florida social scene is attending fundraisers. It might sound a little overly sentimental, but having lived here since childhood, it truly moves me when I see folks giving back to our community. Plus, having covered local fundraisers for the past 25 years, I...
