When Erica Tague saw the work done on her North Fort Myers home, tears streamed from her eyes, her face full of gratitude. Tague and her family had just received the best Christmas gift neither asked for nor expected: Their house on Lincoln Avenue in North Fort Myers had been transformed ...
The 13th Annual LCEC 5K to benefit the United Way will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, at Jim Jeffers Park in Cape Coral. The LCEC Resolution 5K Run/Walk will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by a Kids' 1/2-Mile Fun Run. The event will conclude with a Tot Trot. This event has the option for ...
Two Cape Coral schools have received the Purple Star School of Distinction for the support they provide to military families this week. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that 176 Florida schools earned the distinction, and five school districts were awarded the Florida Purple Star School ...
After 70 years of sharing her family’s stories through creative, one-of-a-kind Christmas cards, one Cape Coral resident has decided to retire from her long-standing tradition. Harriet Specht said she is now 90 and it will be a bit of a strain to continue her labor of love. Also, very few ...
Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc. announced that nominations are now open for the Environmental Stewardship Awards, which honor outstanding contributions to environmental stewardship and innovation through education and hands-on action within the community. Each year, Keep Lee County Beautiful ...
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted to accept a $22.7 million Resilient Florida Grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the design and construction of the Larry Kiker Preserve Water Management Project Phase 1. The project plan is to restore flow ways, ...
Students at Oasis Middle School have put their skills to a good cause — they created handmade Diabetes Diagnosis Education Teddy Bears that have been donated to hospitals for comfort and education. Oasis Charter Schools K-12 STEM Education Director Dr. John Omundsen said the “Making for ...
Keep Lee County Beautiful is accepting entries from K-12 students in Lee County for the "Leave the Scene Clean" art contest. Full-color drawings or paintings of an environmental action such as litter prevention, tree plantings, protecting the environment, recycling, landscaping, clean-up ...
A holiday tradition that spans decades in Cape Coral and epitomizes the holiday season in Florida hits the water this weekend. The annual Holiday Boat-a-Long sets sail from Four Freedoms Park this Saturday, with a slate of festive events taking place at the park beginning at 4 p.m. Attendees ...
It's not just local shops that will see the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, as top forecasters are predicting a record-setting number of travelers at the end of 2024. AAA - The Auto Club Group is projecting that 7.1 million Floridians will travel 50 miles or more from home for the ...
