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Registration now open for Lakes Park Fall Festival 'Scarecrows in the Park'

The Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation and Lee County Parks & Recreation invite businesses, non-profits, groups and organizations to sponsor an entry for “Scarecrows in the Park” as part of the annual Lakes Park Fall Festival. Scarecrows will be on display Oct. 10-31 in the Children’s ...

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 ...

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 Ave. Older brothers held the hands of younger sisters, and cousins greeted one another enthusiastically as – one by ...

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Cape Council supports higher rental registration fees

The owners of annual rentals in Cape Coral may see their registration fee with the city go from a one-time $35 to an annual levy, while while those who rent their properties short-term may pay 10 times as much. Cape Coral City Council supported leaving the $35 registration fee for annual ...

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Closure of SWFL Military Museum announced on social media

A long-standing harborer of veteran memorabilia, history, and more with ties to Cape Coral recently announced it has officially closed its doors. In a social media post, the Southwest Florida Military Museum, formerly located in the South Cape and most recently in the Edison Mall in Fort ...

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Daytime lane closures at State Road 739 over the Edison Bridge

Motorists should expect daytime lane closures on northbound SR 739 over the Edison Bridge between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. beginning today, Aug. 11. Work is anticipated to last approximately two weeks. Crews will be performing maintenance work. Motorists should be cautious and expect delays when ...

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Mussels’ Smith II named FSL Player of the Week

FORT MYERS — Minnesota Twins 2025 17th round draft pick JP Smith II has been named the Florida State League Player of the Week by the offices of Minor League Baseball for the week of Aug. 4-10. Smith II went 11-for-23 (.478) at the plate in five games against the Clearwater Threshers. The ...

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Pine Island Eagle’s historic sign found in St. James City after Hurricane Ian

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, ...

Should city of Cape Coral impose a transportation mobility fee — a charge on new construction — to help fund road-related infrastructure?

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