Local teens in underserved areas rarely get the opportunity to learn real-life skills or have access to building relationships with local business leaders. The Tommy Bohanon Foundation is holding its annual Man UP Seminar Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers, where several ...
Pace Center for Girls, Lee has announced its 15th annual Grande Dames Tea presented by B. Pat O’Rourke, taking place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers. Each year, Pace’s Grande Dames Tea honors women who exemplify the ...
Alliance for the Arts and Our Mother’s Home are hosting the second annual Share the Love: Dueling Pianos. This year’s event will once again take place outdoors on the GreenMarket lawn under the newly installed café lights. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the show takes place from 6 to 9 ...
Collaboratory recently welcomed four new board members to their board of directors. Rosemary Fllori, Khandyce Mosely, Shontra Powell and Lillie Rentz, C.M. are new board of trustees members. Fllori is currently the executive director of the Glades County Economic Development Council. As the ...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to recognize the importance of protecting children from abuse and neglect. In preparation, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida (CAC) is now accepting sponsorships for its April baseball event in partnership with the Fort Myers ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a new funding opportunity for local governments that operate a stormwater or wastewater management system in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, ...
Hurricane Ian hit more than four months ago, but many Southwest Florida residents are still dealing with the aftermath trying to put their homes, their businesses and their lives back together. To help the community in their recovery efforts, Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida (SWFL), ...
Although the decision to sell her Matlacha gallery did not come easily, Leoma Lovegrove said both her home and gallery were destroyed when Hurricane Ian hit Pine Island, resulting in more than her heart can bare. “Twenty-eight years of work were essentially destroyed in three hours. At ...
The School District of Lee County continues to lose employees at a heavy rate, which officials hope to stymie through such things as centralized hiring and guest teachers. Human Resources Executive Director Robert Dodig told the school board last week that the district is coming off of a year ...
NAMI Southwest Florida will hold its first-ever 5K run, Mind on the Run, Saturday, March 4, from 2-5:15 p.m., starting at the Centennial Park Pavilion in downtown Fort Myers. Mind on the Run is a chipped and timed 5K family run over the Edison Bridge. The race will take place before the ...
