While 2020 was full of what could be called memorable events, the city of Cape Coral celebrated its 50th anniversary since incorporation throughout the calendar year despite those challenges. The golden year celebration started with a night of jubilation five decades in the making that took ...
People driving along the Cape Coral Bridge at night may notice something different. The Cape Coral Veterans Memorial Monument will be lit for the first time in about six months. The 55-foot structure sits in the median on Cape Coral Parkway near the intersection of Cape Coral Parkway and ...
In 1970, Cape Coral had little more than 10,000 residents and much of Del Prado Boulevard was still a dirt road. Still, those residents voted to become a city, and Aug. 18, 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of that historic election day with the city holding a re-enactment of the signing ...
(The following article was published in the Cape Coral Breeze on Thursday, Aug. 20, 1970.) Precedent appeared to have been shattered Tuesday at Cape Coral, with 2067 registered voters voting for incorporation and 1798 voting against the issue. A total of 404 absentee ballots remained to be ...
Connie Mack III’s family moved to Southwest Florida in 1950 from Pennsylvania when he was 10. His father, Connie Mack Jr., was instrumental in the creation of Cape Coral and the “Waterfront Wonderland” it was advertised as. Mack’s father worked with the Rosen Brothers to promote, sell ...
“Cape Coral was and still is a great place to grow up, and I am proud to have been born and raised here. “One of my fondest memories of growing up in Cape Coral is the city’s annual tree lighting, now known as Holiday Festival of Lights. I can remember performing at this event for ...
