By By CJ HADDAD
CCAS's virtual auction opens Monday
Registration now open for Lakes Park Fall Festival 'Scarecrows in the Park'
Rental registration fee discussion to continue Wednesday
Rental registration fees will be back for discussion at Cape Coral City Council's workshop on Wednesday. Councilmember Jennifer Nelson-Lastra established a volunteer stakeholder’s group that discussed the fee and provided some recommendations as to how much the city should charge the mandatory registration of rental properties in the city. The city currently charges a one-time fee of $35 and proposed to raise it to $600 per year, per unit. The city currently has 6,522 registered rentals. Based on "ready-to-serve methodology" — the number staff deemed needed to assure compliance to city regulations — the city computed its costs at $441 per rental for administration, police, and ...
All Abilities Play gets major fundraising assist
Lee schools welcome students
Monday morning, as most Lee County schools kicked off the 2025-26 school year, a line of eager students and parents snaked around Trafalgar Elementary School at 1850 S.W. 20th Avenue. Older brothers held the hands of younger sisters, and cousins greeted one another enthusiastically as – one ...
Burrowing Owl Census shows birds are thriving in Cape Coral
Growth of a most welcome sort has taken wing in Cape Coral — its burrowing owl population is way up. The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife released its Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Census for 2025 today and the news, they say, “is nothing short of remarkable.” Their effort counted 7,008 owls ...
City Manager releases at-a-glance of the FY26 Proposed Budget
Cape oral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn has released an at-a-glance of his proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins oct. 1. The FY 2026 Budget, presents "a structurally balanced financial plan that prioritizes enhanced service delivery, sustainability, and continued investment in Cape ...
