With a Cape Coral City Council consensus in hand, city staff will dive deeper into creating a Commercial Structure Resilience Grant program. Emergency Management & Resilience Director Ryan Lamb said during Wednesday’s Council workship they are very much in the “dough phase” of the ...

Cape Coral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn has appointed of Ryan Lamb as the city's first-ever director of the Emergency Management and Resilience Department. With a distinguished career in public safety and emergency management, Lamb brings a wealth of experience to this critical role, city ...

The Cape Coral Police Department is asking for the public's help with a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred on Veterans Memorial Parkway E between Country Club Boulevard and Del Prado Boulevard. The agency is seeking the assistance of anyone who was driving or was in the area between the ...

Pleas from “the three fishermen” continued at two of three city meetings Wednesday with the residents continuing to ask Cape Coral City Council to stop efforts to recoup legal fees wracked up in a lawsuit contesting the removal of the Chiquita Lock. City Attorney Aleksandr Boksner said ...

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners approved $39.2 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding Tuesday with two projects in North Fort Myers to receive funds. Bayshore Pines, 361 Bayshore Road will receive $17 million in CDBG-DR funding. The project has a ...

Residential property owners requesting site “vacations” from the city of Cape Coral will no longer be required to make a mandatory contribution to the city’s tree fund. Cape Coral City Council on Wednesday directed staff to bring Ordinance 79-24 back to the board on Jan. 22, so its ...

Missed deadline or no, Cape Coral City Council agreed Wednesday that a “backup” is needed in case the mayor is not available for a meeting or other charter-mandated duty. The elected board was not able to name a mayor pro tem due to a referendum provision added to the city’s charter in ...

The city of Cape Coral’s plans for its $40 million Bimini Basin East investment took an additional $2.7 million step forward Wednesday. Cape Coral City Council approved a contract for demolitions on existing properties as well as the purchase of additional parcels for the development ...

PRIDE Cape Coral is set to hold the inaugural Unity in Elegance Gala — an evening of sophistication, celebration, and purpose. This black-tie event is a chance to join the organization in promoting inclusivity and supporting its vital mission in style. Unity in Elegance Gala will be held ...

Fort Myers Hooters is throwing a festive Jeep Night on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. Southwest Florida Jeep owners and enthusiasts put on your ugly Christmas sweater and celebrate at Hooters Jeep Night. First-, second- and third-prize Hooters swag bags will be awarded for the best dressed ...