Early indications from the Lee County Elections Office found that just over 18 percent of all registered voters in Cape Coral and Fort Myers took part in Tuesday's general election.Lee County Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington warned Wednesday that the percentages are not ...

Kevin McGrail won the District 6 city council seat Tuesday night in a close race with John F. Cataldi Jr.McGrail earned 8,761 votes or 52 percent for the north Cape Coral district, and Cataldi received 7,986 votes or 48 percent."All I can say for all of those people who voted for me, thanks so ...

Kenneth "Marty" McClain defeated Jim Martin to win the Cape Coral City Council District 1 seat Tuesday night.McClain garnered 8,637 votes for 52 percent, while Martin pulled 7,823 votes for 48 percent.McClain was already looking ahead to his first council meeting on Monday, when he would be ...

Chris N. Chulakes-Leetz won the Cape Coral City Council District 4 seat held by Dolores Bertolini by a 10 percent margin.Chulakes-Leetz received 9,282 votes or 55 percent, and Bertolini, who was elected in 2005, picked up the remaining 7,565 votes or 45 percent in Tuesday's general ...

Update: A 13th location, in Boca Grande, and was recently added for Election Day only. That location is at the Louise Du Pont Crowninshield Community House, 240 Banyan St. Original post: Election officials always urge residents to vote. In the wake of Hurricane Ian, that message has a new ...

With the expected building boom coming in Babcock Ranch, the only major road to get to it will need to be dramatically improved. However, the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Citizen Advisory Committee expressed some concerns about how the State Road 31 project has been ...

New Constitutional Officers were sworn-in last week in Lee County. Last Tuesday, Noelle Branning stepped into office as the new Lee County Tax Collector while Matt Caldwell took the helm of Lee County Property Appraiser. The two take over for Larry Hart and Ken Wilkinson, respectively, who ...

Incumbent Sheriff Carmine Marceno will continue to serve as Lee County Sheriff, coming out victorious in Tuesday’s General Election. Marceno earned an overwhelming 67.02 percent of the vote (248,495 votes) in the four-way race with Democratic opponent Robert Neeld earning 27.73 percent ...

As hurricane season is officially underway, Lee County is again spreading the message of preparedness to its residents in the event of a major weather occurrence.Since their original predictions came out in April, top forecasters at Colorado State University have increased their Atlantic ...

The hurricane season officially started on June 1 and runs until Nov. 30. The American Red Cross urges people to take steps now to get prepared in case of an emergency."We want the community to plan and prepare ahead of time before an emergency," says Jill Palmer, executive director for ...

The country's top hurricane predictors are forecasting 13 named storms for the forthcoming Atlantic hurricane season -- which begins Saturday -- a slightly below-average season in their estimates.The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team is citing the below-average season ...

The country's top hurricane predictors are forecasting 13 named storms for the forthcoming Atlantic hurricane season -- which begins Saturday -- a slightly below-average season in their estimates.The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team is citing the below-average season ...

In just over a week, the newly-elected Cape Coral City Council members will be sworn in.And they have priorities they want to address, as well as longer-term ideas in mind.For the Cape's next mayor, Joe Coviello, the first step is getting everyone on the same page."My top priority is to garner ...

One Cape Coral City Council member retained his seat after Tuesday's municipal election.Incumbent Rick Williams held onto the District 6 seat in the General Election, garnering a total of 10,687 votes or 57.85 percent. His opponent, John Karcher, scored 7,786 votes or 42.15 percent."I'm very ...

John Gunter, who took the top spot in a three-way race in the Oct. 3 Cape Coral City Council Primary repeated the feat Tuesday with a comfortable victory for the District 1 seat, beating Graham Madison Morris.Gunter took 56.65 percent of the vote to Madison Morris' 43.35 percent, resulting in a ...

Jennifer Nelson repeated her primary victory over incumbent Richard Leon Tuesday night, securing the District 4 seat in the General Election.Nelson took 54.14 percent of the vote to Leon's 45.86 percent for a 1,613 vote margin in a race that saw 19,041 ballots cast.Nelson said she was thrilled ...

Updated:*For some local offices, the campaign stopped after the Aug. 30 primary, but for others, Nov. 8 if the final tally.After Lee County Commission incumbent Frank Mann defeated his Republican adversary in the primary race, he's still facing two candidates on the November ballot.Mann ...

Incumbent Mike Scott is running for his fourth term as Lee County Sheriff and is being challenged by former deputy James Didio.With no party affiliation, Didio did not participate in the August Primary and waited to face the Republican Primary winner in the November General Election.Scott ...

Incumbent Sharon Harrington is seeking her third full term as Lee County Supervisor of Elections and is being challenged by Fort Myers businessman Tommy Doyle.Harrington (43 percent of votes) and Doyle (34 percent) were the top two vote-getters in the August Primary, defeating three other ...

Since Lee County voters approved the expansion of the school board from five to seven members in 2014, they will have the opportunity in the November election to elect two of four individuals to fill the two at-large seats - District 6 and District 7 - for the Lee County School District ...

Throughout the year, Edison and Ford Winter Estates offers numerous educational programs for adults. Participants can learn new skills in painting, floral arranging, gardening or brush up on their history knowledge. Estates' members receive a discount on all programs. Registration is open for ...

Collaboratory’s scholarship application for the 2025-2026 school year will open Friday, Nov. 1. Since 2014, FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory has been working toward a goal of transforming Southwest Florida’s workforce by increasing the percentage of working age (25-64 years old) ...

The School District of Lee County has announced that students entering the district in August 2025 can enroll and re-enroll beginning Tuesday, Oct. 29. This advanced registration period is open to any incoming student who is: • Entering kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. • ...

Florida SouthWestern State College will not hold any classes on Monday, Oct. 14, due to ongoing power and internet outages, as well as the continued return of community members from evacuations. While no classes will take place, the college will be open, and students can return to the residence ...

Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshops to start in Cape Coral on Nov. 5 Would you like to learn how to better manage chronic pain conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, back pain, headaches and more? Lee Health’s “It’s All About You,” Chronic Pain Self-Management Program” a ...

In response to Hurricane Milton, Lee Health is preparing staffing to transition from Team A to Team B. The following is a full list of information from the system: -- Lee Health hospitals remain open to patients. -- Lee Health staff will transition from Team A to Team B today, Oct. 10, ...

Free autism screening for young children Sept. 20 Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida, offers a free monthly autism spectrum disorder screening for toddlers 18 months to 5 years of age. The next ...

Registration is now open for Lee Health’s second annual “Caring for the Cape” event which will be held Friday, Jan. 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. The tropical-themed event will include island-inspired cuisine, specialty cocktails, music and silent and live auctions featuring dining experiences, ...

Cape Coral voters ousted all three City Council incumbents Tuesday, voting in three political newcomers and a former member of the elected board.With all city precincts reporting, challenger Marni Lin Sawicki edged past incumbent mayor John Sullivan with 50.36 percent of the vote; former mayor ...

Each week through the general election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response.MayorMARNI LIN SAWICKIMy extensive business ...

The annual Cape Coral Coconut Festival has expanded this year to include a fourth day of fun.Now in its eighth year, the event will kick off Thursday for the first-ever Coco College Night, which will be followed by the previously established Coco Country, Coco Rock and Coco Family days.It takes ...

Early voting has kicked off, and the reaction as to participation is mixed.Fewer than 2,000 eligible voters had gone to the polls as of Thursday for the Cape Coral mayoral and district elections, with even fewer mail ballots returned, according to statistics provided by the Lee County ...

Gordon R. Ultsch, Ph.D., has withdrawn from the mayoral primary." I have decided to withdraw from the mayor's race in Cape Coral. While I have no doubt that I could do the job well, it is clear to me that campaigning and fund-raising are not a part of my world, but are necessary to be elected ...

A retired police officer/chief and long-time agency employee and a certified tax auditor are going head-to-head for Lee County Tax Collector on Nov. 6.James Chandler, who is unaffiliated, is challenging Republican Larry Hart, who was appointed in June to replace Catherine Curtis, who died in ...

A former conservative talk show host, a General Motors exec and a software programmer are seeking to fill the Congressional seat left vacant by Connie Mack's Senate run.Trey Radel, who beat a loaded field in the GOP primary in August; Democrat Jim Roach, who hasn't been afraid to listen to ...

Today is the last day to cast a ballot via Early Voting.Five polling sites will be open from to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for those who would like to cast a ballot in advance of Tuesday's crowded ballot.Be forewarned, however: Long lines may to be to blame for a possible decline in early voting ...

Each week through the General Election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response. The sixth question is: What, if anything, ...

Early voting for the Nov. 8 Cape Coral General Election begins Monday.Cape Coral voters will decide who will fill four of eight city council seats as well as determine the fate of three proposed amendments to the city charter, Cape Coral's foundation governing document.It's a critical election ...

Each week through the General Election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response. The fifth question is: What is your position ...

Each week through the General Election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response. The fourth question is: What is your ...

A couple, who spent a little more than 40 years working side by side, will soon celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. “All of us feel like they are such a wonderful example of what marriage should be. They have a true love story,” Judy Kampf said of her parents. “On Dec. 4, the ...

Back when Tommy Dorsey's “There Are Such Things” topped the charts, an Ohio teenager tossed a few small rocks to get the attention of a pretty girl. Unbeknownst to them, they were only a stone’s throw away from finding the love of their life. Now fast forward lifetimes: On Aug. 16, Cape ...

Ray and Sue Eslinger celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 14th. They have been blessed with a wonderful life, 2 children, 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Formerly of St. James City, they now reside in Cape Coral with their dog, Annie.

Mr. and Mrs. James Gatti will celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary with a gathering to be held in Cape Coral. Jim and Petra Gatti were married July 25, 1960, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Connec-ticut. The couple has two daughters, one granddaughter and three adorable great grandchildren.

Health department officials expect the H1N1 virus to continue showing up through 2010.According to the Centers for Disease Control, some 22 million people have already contracted H1N1. Of course, exact numbers are difficult to come by since most people who get sick don't see a doctor and many ...

Approximately 30,000 residents have been vaccinated in Lee County against the H1N1 virus and some 6,000 children under the age of 10 need to come back for their second dose of the vaccine.For this reason, the Lee County Health Department will host additional H1N1 vaccination clinics for those ...

After weeks of eagerly awaiting the vaccine for the H1N1 virus, the Lee County Health Department and partnering governmental agencies unrolled their plans to begin doling out the shot starting this morning.Both the health department and local high schools are offering the vaccines until Nov. ...

Vaccines for the H1N1 virus to be given out at local high schools will be delayed an additional three days, district spokesperson Joe Donzelli said Wednesday.The Lee County School District will host vaccine clinics this month, but a delay will not allow residents to get the shot until ...

The city of Cape Coral reminds residents that the city has a Residential Rental Property Registration Ordinance in place, which requires that all residential structures with four units or fewer that are leased or rented must be registered. There is a one-time registration fee of $35. ...

ELEMENTARY Caloosa Elementary 620 S. Del Prado Blvd, 574-3113 Cape Elementary 4519 Vincennes Blvd., 542-3551 Diplomat Elementary 1115 NE 16th Terrace, 458-0033 Gulf Elementary 3400 SW 17th Place, 549-2726 Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. Elementary 250 Santa Barbara Blvd. N., ...

If you’re from out of state and planning to stay, one of the first things you’ll need to do is change your driver license to a Florida license. Plus, you’ll need to get Florida tags and obtain Florida vehicle insurance. If you own a vehicle, you must register it within 10 working days of ...

In 1957 two brothers, Leonard and Jack Rosen, from Baltimore, Md., spent weeks looking over Southwest Florida for a piece of property to develop. Late that year they purchased a parcel of land from Grandville Keller and Franklin Miles, (owner of the Alka Seltzer Company) for $678,000. The land ...

Master Gardeners will lead garden tours at the Cape Coral Museum of History Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1-4 p.m. This is a Florida Friendly Landscape Demonstration Garden, designated by the University of Florida. Learn about FFL plants, butterflies and their preferred plants. Seeing mature plants ...

The Cape Coral Museum of History welcomes Professor Emeritus Magdalena Lamarre from Miami Dade College as special guest speaker Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. Lamarre will present a program on Afro-Caribbean Migration to Florida as part of the Honrando Nuestra Historia series of events in ...

National Vietnam War Veterans Day — March 29 — will be marked this Friday with a special event in Cape Coral. On Friday, the Lawrence Kearny Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host the city's United States of America Vietnam War 50th Commemoration “Service, Valor, ...

Cape Coral Bike Night returned Saturday with entertainment, community vendors, hot food and a line of motorcycles that stretched down Southeast 47th Terrace from Coronado Parkway to Vincennes Boulevard. Free VIP parking passes were granted to riders with Harley-Davidson bikes, which ...

CareerSource Southwest Florida will participate in the state’s 10th annual Paychecks for Patriots, a special hiring fair dedicated to employing veterans. Most statewide events were held in conjunction with Veterans Day however, due to the impact of Hurricane Ian, the CareerSource Southwest ...

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy -- Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Antonia Cubio, from Cape Coral, at left, with Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Sigonella, checks the spark plugs of an A/S32A-48 or also known as the Buddha Tow Tractor, on Naval Air Station ...

SEA OF JAPAN -- Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Bryan, from Port Charlotte, Florida, communicates with pilots from primary flight control aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Sea of Japan, Oct. 8. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike ...

On Aug. 22, the American Legion Auxiliary of Cape Coral Unit 90 had the honor of collecting and presenting school supplies, backpacks and monetary donations for the Children’s Advocacy Center located in Fort Myers. The supplies were valued at over $300, and the monetary donation was ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The main prayer service in the Iranian capital has been interrupted by repeated chants of "Death to America" - despite this week's landmark nuclear deal with world powers that was welcomed by authorities in Tehran.The chanting by several hundred hard-liners came as ...

BAGHDAD (AP) - More than 140,000 Iraqis have fled parts of Anbar province over clashes between security forces and al-Qaida militants, the worst displacement of civilians in years, a United Nations official said Friday.The spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Peter Kessler, ...

BERLIN (AP) - German newspaper Die Welt says it will publish a trove of letters believed to be written by Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler, previously unseen by the public.The publication said Friday it's working with Israeli director Vanessa Lapa, whose family had the documents in its ...

GENEVA (AP) - Delegations from Syria's government and the Western-backed opposition hoping to overthrow it will face each other "in the same room" Saturday for the first time ever, a U.N. mediator said.The mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi, met separately with the two groups for two days, trying to ...

Planning a wedding and don’t know where to start? Look no further than Coconut Point, the host of Estero’s latest grand openings of some exciting bridal vendors! In celebration of the grand openings of Vow’d and Laura Jacobs Bridal, Coconut Point will be hosting a Bridal Walk on Sept. ...

Ellen Elizabeth Neely and Joshua Thomas Hinkle were united in marriage on April 30, 2016, at the Historic Springdale House and Gardens in Columbia, S.C. The ceremony was officiated by Pastor Ralph Schneck. A reception immediately followed.The bride is the daughter of John and Rebecca Neely of ...

Vanessa Sberna of Cape Coral married Jeff Phillips, of Cape Coral June 7, 2014.Vanessa is a graduate of East Stroudsburg High School, Class of 2000. She is self employed, as well as a stay at home mom.Jeff is a graduate of Fort Plain High School, Class of 1997, and Oneonta State University, ...

Mariah I. Fernndez and Michael F. Washington were united in marriage Saturday, June 22, at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Coral. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Wes Olds. Music for the ceremony was provided by Sounds Unlimited. Ceremony readings were performed by Daniel ...

LCPA Posted on 08/13/2011 to 08/27/2011SALE DATE; NAME; STATE; TYPE; SITE ADDRESS; PRICE; STRAP09/30/2010; R+K PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS LLC; LA; VACANT RESIDENTIAL; 332 EL DORADO BLVD S; $10,500; 17-44-23-C3-03919.055005/30/2011; SHADE DIANE; PA; SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL; 3822 SW 11TH AVE; ...

LCPA Posted on 08/27/2011 to 09/10/2011SALE DATE; NAME; STATE; TYPE; SITE ADDRESS; PRICE; STRAP04/26/2011; OWEN SCOTT + EMILIA; FL; SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL; 2636 SW 32ND ST; $135,000; 32-44-23-C3-05946.054007/06/2011; DR HORTON INC; FL; VACANT RESIDENTIAL; 2423 ASHBURY CIR; $36,000; ...

LCPA Posted on 09/10/2011 to 10/08/2011SALE DATE; NAME; STATE; TYPE; SITE ADDRESS; PRICE; STRAP11/08/2010; THOMAS PATRICE A; IN; SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL; 923 NW 12TH TER; $93,500; 03-44-23-C2-02862.046002/28/2011; SCHILF LOTHAR J + GLORIA M; OH; SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL; 3339 SE 17TH PL; ...

LCPA Posted on 10/08/2011 to 10/22/2011SALE DATE; NAME; STATE; TYPE; SITE ADDRESS; PRICE; STRAP02/28/2011; SLACK REBECCA L + JEFFREY A; FL; SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL; 2304 NW 15TH PL; $82,400; 34-43-23-C1-02970.B01003/11/2011; CLARK TIMOTHY +; FL; VACANT COMMERCIAL; 721 SW 3RD TER; $230,000; ...

Cape Coral Hospital made Leapfrog and Money’s list as one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care in the country. The Money Group, a digital platform that was originally founded as a print magazine, partnered with Leapfrog to create this list and, using Leapfrog's data, facilities were ...

It was a birth date more than 900 years in the making.On Sunday, a Cape Coral baby was born at Cape Coral Hospital on one of the rarest dates on Earth -- the first global palindrome in 909 years, Feb. 2, or 02/02/2020.It is the only date this century where the same numbers read right-to-left ...

The Knights of Columbus Council 11177, St. Katharine Drexel Parish, welcomed its Columbus Day baby last week. Mason Risner was born Friday, Oct. 12, at 10:09 a.m. Mason weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length. Mason's proud parents are Jeremy and Emily Risner of Fort Myers.

Infant Sadie Isaac of Burlington, North Carolina, is shown with her family of five generations (clockwise from bottom): Fred Farmer of Cape Coral, her great-great-grandfather; Pat Oliver of Burlington, her great-grandmother; Donna Norris of Burlington, her grandmother; and Amelia Isaac of ...