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School district to offer revamped summer programs

The School District of Lee County has revamped its summer offerings for students. Chief Information Officer Dr. Nathan Shaker said the district is shifting the 2026 Summer Ecosystem by building a continuum of care that spans three pillars. Those pillars include essential remediation to ...

PHOTO GALLERY | Introducing the new Jaycee Park

ALL PHOTOS BY MARK CLIFFORD Jaycee Park will re-open to the public next Thursday, with a ribbon-cutting set for May 8. The city of Cape Coral provided members of the media an advance look at the $18.7 million rebuild Wednesday with a walk along the riverfront. Cape Coral City Manager ...

Special ‘America 250’ series to mark nation’s anniversary

The Breeze Newspapers will publish an exciting special project dedicated to the United States of America’s 250th anniversary. Titled, “America 250,” this weekly feature will run for 10 weeks, and include historical stories and local perspectives published in Cape Coral, Fort Myers ...

Wilson Pigott Bridge to reopen Thursday ahead of afternoon commute

The Florida Department of Transportation says the Wilson Pigott Bridge is on track to reopen as scheduled on Thursday, April 23, following the completion of critical maintenance work within the anticipated 10-day closure window. Crews will complete final overnight operations tonight, including ...

America 250: Washington — The making of America’s first president

WINCHESTER, Va. —  Before he was the father of our country, before he led Continental Army soldiers across an icy Delaware River, before he inherited his family’s Mount Vernon estate in Northern Virginia, America’s future first president was just a kid named George. It wasn’t until ...

Settlement reached in woman’s death in crash with off-duty deputy

A settlement has been reached in the death of a young woman killed in a crash involving an off-duty Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy in 2023.  According to a release from Aaron Davis of Davis Goldman PLLC of Miami and James Pullos of Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, the two firms ...