By By PAULETTE LeBLANC
Cape man charged with making threat to city school
United Way Resiliency Hub opens new Cape Coral location
The United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades counties invites the public to the ribbon-cutting ceremony of its new Cape Coral Resiliency Hub at 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 29. The new site, located at 1499 S.W. Pine Island Road, will be co-located with the Goodwill Community Resource Center (CRC). “In March, Goodwill was invited for this CRC location to become a Resiliency Hub and was happy to have it added to the local directory of UW Resiliency Hubs,” states Angela Hemstreet, director of Employment Services for Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida. UW Resiliency Hubs serve as a one-stop-shop where individuals and families can receive wrap-around social services from multiple ...
Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre to present 'Men Are Dogs!'
The new Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre in Cape Coral will present Joe Simonelli's hilarious comedy about women in group therapy “Men Are Dogs!” The story tells the tale of Cecelia, who runs a support group for single and divorced women. Along with her cadre of crazed patients she must deal with her overbearing mother who offers her daughter her own relationship advice! Add to the mix the substitute package delivery man she meets and it soon becomes uncertain whether Ceclia will be able to practice what she preaches. There will be 12 performances starting Wednesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. Additional performances will be April 25, 26 and 30 and May 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10 at 7 p.m., with ...
Pine Islanders mark passing of Leoma Lovegrove
‘Shaken, Stirred and Served’ fundraiser to benefit LARC
A nonprofit is hosting an event next week where patrons can see drinks mixed and have tables catered to by “local celebrity” bartenders and servers. Lee Association for Remarkable Citizens will host its first-ever “Shaken, Stirred & Served” fundraiser at Nevermind Awesome Bar ...
City seeks volunteer clean-up crews for Earth Day effort
Want to play a role in keeping the Cape Coral clean? The city will host its annual Cape Coral Clean Up event on April 26 and 27 as part of Earth Day, where residents can lend a hand in the beautification. The clean-up event will run from 8 a.m. until noon each day, with city staff getting a ...
‘Bureau of Transformative Change’ gets kick-start
The city of Cape Coral is looking to spend a little to, hopefully, save a lot by examining how it does things and becoming more efficient. Cape Coral City Council unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday that will continue implementation of its lean government initiative through the city ...
