We don’t like surprises. Especially those that goose taxpayers via a deep grab for their wallets. That’s why a handful of usually routine requests from private property owners to the city of Cape Coral caught our attention this week. Three canal-front lot owners are asking for correction ...
Twenty Lee County organizations are among entities statewide that have been affected by a surprise veto by Gov. Ron DeSantis who axed the entire $32 million legislative appropriation for the arts a few weeks ago. The local arts community took a collective hit of more than $1.8 ...
If Americans are not grieving this week, we should be. An assassination attempt that failed by a fraction of an inch. A mass shooting in the making that does not meet the FBI definition only because three of the four victims survived and a Secret Service sniper took the shooter out in ...
Election 2024 is a full-bore train wreck in the making: Competing freighters shakin’ and quakin’ at full speed, collision course be damned. Boxcars loaded with ammunition, explosives and rhetorical bombshells. Stockcars packed with the oblivious and the faithful. Aging engines afire, ...
One of the uncontested best offerings provided by the city of Cape Coral to residents and visitors alike is its festivals. And its annual Independence Day street party, Red, White & BOOM! — the largest Fourth of July bash in Southwest Florida —is among the best of the best. Featuring ...
Election year 2024’s political climate continues to heat up with the likelihood of another tempest of record proportion. And that’s unfortunate. When rhetoric reigns, bold promises thunder and emotions flash, it’s easy to lose sight of why we not only weather the storm but embrace it: ...
New residents — and even us old-timers — love Florida weather. Unfortunately, Mother Nature does not always love us back. As welcome as the start of rainy season always is, it can give a glimpse of the dark side of living in the Sunshine State, especially for those who think they can ...
A new multi-million dollar recreation project is on the horizon, thanks to the tenacity of area non-profit dreamers and city staff. Cape Coral City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with YMCA of Southwest Florida, Inc., giving staff the green light to ...
Its birth date is disputed, its city of origin debated, but its purpose is not: Memorial Day is the day Americans remember, and honor, those who died in service to their country. Originally called Decoration Day, the holiday began sometime in 1866 with the placement of spring flowers on the ...
The Class of ’24 does not need to hear the classic gird- up-for-the-next-step-on-your-journey trope — these graduating seniors know very well that life not only is not “fair,” but it can dump literal piles of debris in one’s everyday path. In an interview with The Breeze regarding ...
