A pair of iconic complexes in Lee County face a similar fate — possible demolition for a future bright and new. Both — the Lee County Civic Center and the Cape Coral Yacht Club — have passed the point of practical repair for the same reason: deferred maintenance. For those who do not ...
We’re not afraid that Lee County kids and teens have access to drugs. We are terrified. The spector of what’s on the streets — and readily available — is the stuff of nightmares. While youth drug experimentation dates back to when members of our editorial board were growing up more ...
Approximately 100,000 students will head back to Lee County schools next month and parents are gearing up for a first step to get them there: Back-to-school shopping. The National Retail Federation is projecting a pretty big number this year as parents break out the wallets to buy clothes, ...
Flying beneath the radar is a gaining-traction proposal for the Cape Coral Yacht Club park that would replace the “park” aspect of the riverfront complex with privately operated commercial amenities. With demolition of the historic Yacht Club Ballroom, Tony Rotino Senior Center and other ...
Last March, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation its proponents said would eliminate “high-stakes” testing in public schools. The legislation replaced the Florida Standards Assessments with something called progress monitoring, a series of three tests administered to students throughout ...
BOOM! is back and Cape Coral organizers are promising the biggest, best one yet. Ten months after Hurricane Ian upended life as we in Southwest Florida knew it, social normalcy is returning and the organization of events to be held right on schedule, despite, literally, hell and high water, is ...
Google “deed theft scams in Florida” and you will find that the real estate market is not only hot for those looking to buy or sell. It’s a market ripe for property thieves who use forged documents and identity theft to transfer title and then sell or mortage homes or lots they do not ...
The Lee County Homeless Coalition released its “Point in Time Homeless Snapshot” for 2023 earlier this month. As expected, the count, conducted Jan. 23-28, four months after Hurricane Ian showed Southwest Floridians how easy it could be to find one’s self among the numbers showed an ...
They stepped to the podium as individuals, newcomers and those long immersed in the city’s history alike. They stepped up as representatives of organizations collectively representing hundreds of members — the Chamber of Commerce of Cape Coral, the Cape Coral Museum of History, the Lee ...
Just one year ago, almost to the day, The Breeze published a special commemorative section marking the 60th anniversary of the Cape Coral Yacht and Racquet Club. Prepared in conjunction with the Cape Coral Museum of History and written by Cape Coral City Councilmember Tom Hayden, a member of ...
