

After a lack of support from the Cape Coral City Council, discussion on residential fencing material options came to a halt Wednesday. Senior Planner Anthony Santora said currently slat inserts for chain link fences and privacy screen attachments for chain link fences are prohibited under the ...
After a lengthy discussion, Cape Coral City Council took a consensus on citizen advisory panels at Wednesday’s workshop meeting. Stakeholder groups — citizen panels that largely work with city staff on issues — got the most support with some agreeing that the city should add a utility ...
The limited scope audit conducted by Lee County Clerk and Comptroller Kevin Karnes for the Lee County School Board did not reveal any major problems. Karnes said the suggestions and recommendations that they made to the board were relatively normal and expected. “I didn’t have anything ...
Cape Coral has received a long-awaited Environmental Resource Permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, granting authorization for the city's redevelopment of the Yacht Club. The state agency notified city officials Thursday that the permit needed for various aspects of ...
Motorists who speed through a school zone could soon be paying fines to Lee County without even being pulled over by a police officer to face a ticket and court summons. The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted this past week to authorize the Lee County Department of Transportation ...
A 13-year-old Cape Coral boy has been charged with robbery with a firearm after police say he displayed a handgun and took a scooter from another child. Cape Coral Police responded to a reported robbery near a residence in the northeast Cape on Tuesday after receiving a call concerning the ...
With spring training officially underway in Fort Myers and pitchers and catchers reporting, the Minnesota Twins, in partnership with Lee Health, have announced details for the club’s 2025 Open House and Health Fair, set to begin at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 17, at Lee Health Sports ...
For the past two years, I have written about hurricane recovery; the first time shortly after Ian devastated our area in September 2022, and then last year as a reflection on the lingering effects in our gardens after Ian’s rampage. This year we have endured the effects of three hurricanes: ...