


With “season” just about ready to kick into full gear across Southwest Florida, county officials and independent agencies are marketing the region far and wide. Data from the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau showed that in 2024, economic impact from both vacationers and ...
A local CEO has garnered state-wide recognition for her impact as part of an exclusive list of leaders in the Sunshine State. Denise Vidal, executive vice president and CEO of Lee County Electric Cooperative, was recently named among Florida’s most influential business leaders as part of ...
A plan to replace road impact fees with a different — and higher — tax on new construction failed Wednesday after Cape Coral City Council deadlocked on the issue. With a tied vote of 4-4, the proposed mobility fee plan failed to move forward. A supermajority of at least six votes in ...
The city of Cape Coral and the Kearns Restaurant Group have reached an agreement that will allow for the rebuilding of the Boathouse. City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn notified Cape Coral City Council late today that the city and the Kearns Restaurant Group have reached an agreement. “Good ...
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested two individuals on charges of possession of child sexual abuse material. FDLE arrested Oleh Turianskyi, 37, and Jovaniel Garcia Guzman, 32, charging each with 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Turianskyi is a ...
Marvel Artist Jerry DeCaire is making a stop in Southwest Florida at many Lee County Public Library locations to give presentations on how to create a comic book. DeCaire will provide a 90-minute presentation at Northwest Regional Library, 519 Chiquita Blvd., N. from 4:15-5:45 p.m. today, ...
FORT MYERS — Ryan Sprock and Ian Daugherty both left the yard, as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels defeated the St. Lucie Mets 6-3 Thursday night at Hammond Stadium. The Mussels (51-72, 24-35) have now taken two straight games over the Mets (76-52, 42-21) and hold a 2-1 advantage in the ...
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, ...