


Cape Coral’s effort to attract a second hospital has ramped up. Mayor John Gunter has been in correspondence with HCA Healthcare to bring an additional major medical facility to the Cape. City administration and staff has been fostering the effort. “Bringing a second hospital to the ...
An annual food extravaganza is gearing up for its biggest-ever event, with proceeds benefiting a local non-profit that addresses child hunger. Sizzle Dining runs from Sept. 3 to Sept. 30 and gives participants a chance to indulge in Southwest Florida flavors and delectable cuisines. This year, ...
Been waiting? You can now cast your ballots for the Breeze Newspapers’ annual “Best Of” series highlighting Cape Coral businesses. The Best of Cape Coral, a reader’s choice program sponsored by The Breeze, features more than 200 categories for members of the community to show support ...
In the wake of a school shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 individuals injured, local law enforcement and school officials offered shared heartbreak and continued vigilance. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno was among those expressing both. “In ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely ...
Cape Coral City Council approved a near $40 increase to the annual residential rates for the solid waste Wednesday. The vote was 7-1 with Councilmember Rachel Kaduk dissenting. “For me this is still a no - $38.49 per resident – that is going up. For me it is still a no,” she ...
After the game, interim North Fort Myers head coach Dwayne Mack could only shake his head, smile and say "no comment." What could he say? His Red Knights had just experienced shock and awe against Port Charlotte on Friday. Save for a few minutes in the first quarter, it was complete Port ...
The Pine Island Eagle is grateful to a Good Samaritan from St. James City who found, and stored, the paper’s historic sign lost in Hurricane Ian after the Category 4 storm made landfall on Cayo Costa on Sept. 28, 2022. Jan Robertson said the storm had blown it into a neighbor’s yard and, ...