Hospital safety grades remain steady
Only one hospital in the area saw its safety grade from The Leapfrog Group change since last fall, and it was good news.
Realtors Predict These 8 Cities Will See Price Drops by End of 2026
By the end of 2026, some popular cities may see housing prices drop significantly. Learn more about where and why price drops may occur in this guide.
Sarasota business park land sold to investor planning apartments
Minnesota buyer borrows $30.5M for industrial park. Capital Partners, a Minnesota-based commercial real estate firm, has bought a Fort Myers industrial park, using $30.5 million in acquisition financing for the deal. The park is the Meridian Business Center on Parallel Drive, just off on Interstate Commerce Drive and n
Lower rain chance for the Gulf Coast on Sunday
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Rain chances drop for the second half of the weekend when coverage will peak at only 40% Sunday afternoon. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms are still expected at times, but many spots stay dry. There's some offshore rain that is trying to bring some rain to the coastline Sunday morning, but t
Florida food manufacturing plant closing after nearly two decades, 135 jobs affected
A Southwest Florida manufacturing facility that has produced shelf-stable fruit juice products for schools, health care providers, airlines and other institutional customers is preparing to shut down, resulting in the…
FLAGS OF REMEMBRANCE: Rotonda Elks Lodge remembers veterans with display
ROTONDA — Since 2022, members of the Rotonda Elks Lodge 2710 have planted American flags to remember veterans. Families involved with the lodge can sponsor a flag for anyone in their lives who has enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Local LULAC members elected to state board
CHARLOTTE HARBOR — Three members of the League of United Latin American Citizen’s Charlotte Harbor chapter were elected to the organization’s Florida’s Executive Board, the group announced this week.
The question no one wants to hear in the hospital | Opinion
It is a question that nearly every adult admitted to a hospital will be asked at some point in their life. “If your heart stops or you stop breathing, would you want us to attempt resuscitation?” About half the time, patients answer quickly. The other half look at us like a deer caught in headlights. Understandably so.
Gulf Coast Traffic Alerts: June 13
A vehicle crash has blocked all northbound lanes of Metro Parkway at East Pine Parkway in Lee County. DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, ente
Steel City Firm Storms Tampa To Fort Myers I-75 Corridor
NAI Burns Scalo, a Pittsburgh-based commercial real estate firm, is making an aggressive play on Florida’s Gulf Coast by buying Fort Myers-headquartered Commercial Property Southwest Florida. The deal plants a formal flag for NAI in Fort Myers, folding local market veterans into the firm’s brokerage, construction and p
