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
Lee County, FL, Three Girls Food Truck Was Temporarily Shut Down, Passes Follow-up Days...
A mobile food vendor in Lee County, FL, was temporarily closed after a state inspection on June 9, 2026, found four violations, including a lack of running water. Inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation visited Three Girls, a food truck operating on Tamiami Trail in Fort Myers, an
Lee County, FL Food Truck Cited For Flying Insects on Raw Pork, 16 Violations
A local mobile food truck operating in Lee County, Florida, was cited for 16 violations during a routine inspection on June 5, 2026, initiating a follow-up requirement and an administrative complaint after 11 violations remained unresolved by the callback inspection on June 8. The Florida Department of Business and Pro
WCIND board debates, rejects tax rate increase
VENICE — Government budgeting is happening this year in the shadow of a proposed constitutional amendment that could take a big bite out of the property tax revenue agencies receive.
Florida tosses ethics complaint against Lee County undersheriff
The Florida Commission on Ethics dismissed an ethics complaint against Lee County Undersheriff John Holloway , ruling that the allegations lacked legal sufficiency to initiate a formal investigation. The commission found that the claims against Holloway relied on statements the complainant, Bonita Springs jeweler Ken R
Lee County Tax Collector’s Office to close North Fort Myers service center
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County Tax Collector’s Office said it will close its North Fort Myers service center on July 31. According to the tax collector's news release, the agency is preparing for the future opening of the new Colonial Service Center in late 2026, while the facility lease in North Fort Myers is
