A group of staff and management at Zeal Technological Institute sit at a table in a large room interviewing a prospective student. It is not unusual for them to speak with future students for classes that are set to begin in less than two weeks. What was different was the location. Zeal has ...
WASHINGTON -- More than $4.45 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments have been provided to the state of Florida and households to help survivors affected by Hurricane Ian jumpstart their recoveries. FEMA has provided $859 million to households affected by ...
BRANDON, Fla. – Due to a previously scheduled event, the disaster recovery center at the Estero Council Chambers in Estero will open at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Survivors who were affected by Hurricane Ian can still register for assistance, get updates about applications, learn about ...
BRANDON, Fla. – As Floridians rebuild, survivors of Hurricane Ian can get free advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms. FEMA mitigation specialists will be in Lee and Charlotte counties to answer questions and offer free home improvement tips and proven methods to prevent ...
BRANDON, Fla. – More than $4.4 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments have been provided to the state of Florida and to households affected by Hurricane Ian. But time is running out for Hurricane Ian survivors to apply for disaster assistance. If your primary ...
As previously announced, Lee County will resume normal toll operations on the Sanibel Causeway at 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. The county restored tolls to the Cape Coral Bridge and the Midpoint Bridge in November following the suspension of tolls on all three bridges shortly before Hurricane ...
The community has rallied to support Lee Health employees through the SWFL Stronger Together campaign, raising funds for the Lee Health Employee Relief Fund and helping with immediate post-storm needs. Since the fund was started after the storm, the community has raised $1.2 million to ...
In response to the emotional impact of Hurricane Ian, the Alliance for the Arts has started an oral history project titled "Storm Stories." "When our staff returned to the Alliance, we all shared our experiences with each other, and I have seen that need echoed in our community,” said ...
“In the midst of all the clean-up from a storm, there’s still light,” said Olde Fish House owner Lisa Dence. After sustaining extensive damage during Hurricane Ian, the Olde Fish House in Matlacha needs an enormous amount of work, Dence said. “We lost all the docks, all the gas ...
Bailey's General Store recently reported that Hurricane Ian is not the first, second or third hurricane that the store on Sanibel has weathered, and it has and will rebuild again after this recent storm. Fourth-generation owner-operator Calli Johnson shared that the store cherished by the ...
