A local nonprofit was burglarized late last week. The Cape Coral Rowing Club had a pair of batteries for its safety boats stolen in the early morning hours Thursday. Captured partially on video footage, an individual or individuals came via water on to the property used by the club off Old Burnt Store Road. Video footage shows a boat entering the vicinity before an unknown individual spray painted the camera lens black to stop any more criminal activity from being recorded. Rowing Club President Saundra Weston said when she went to take out the chase boats to follow the club’s morning youth session, the discovered the batteries were removed. “We were getting ready ...
Election Dates: • Primary Election: Aug. 18 • General Election: Nov. 3 Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Election Day, you must vote in your designated precinct. Deadline to Register to Vote or Change Party Affiliation: • Primary Election - July 20 • General ...
The Gulf Coast Village Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Cape Coral’s only life plan community, recently awarded a record $19,000 in scholarships to six associates during its annual scholarship awards ceremony on Sunday, June 7, recognizing team members pursuing higher education while ...
Lee County is reminding residents that there is still time to participate in a short survey that will help staff better understand people’s knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding fertilizer use and its impact on local water quality. Residents are encouraged to take the Fertilize Smart ...
The North Fort Myers service center will close at the end of July, with a future Lee County Tax Collector’s Office set to open at the end of the year near Page Field. The center in North Fort Myers will close on July 31 as the preparations continue for the new Colonial Service Center at 2116 ...
Neither the city of Cape Coral nor the Army Corp of Engineers issued permits for the removal of mangroves along the shoreline of one of the Seven Islands. An application for the project to become Gulf Gateway Resort & Marina had been submitted to the federal agency but it had been ...
The city of Cape Coral confirmed Monday morning that work being done regarding the Seven Island project was put to a halt by the Army Corps of Engineers. The stoppage of work is regarding clearing conducted along the shoreline of the Forest Development project on the Seven Islands property ...
The reputation as a top pickleball destination for The Courts Cape Coral took another leap forward this past week when top women’s doubles player Allyce Jones hosted a two-day clinic for pickleball enthusiasts in Southwest Florida. The clinic attracted about 35 pickleball enthusiasts ...
Flood panels were touted as the wave of the future in hurricane protection, replacing sandbags and providing more reliable protection, but safety and structural damage concerns have led the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reassess the value of the panels. In the Town of Fort Myers ...