When I saw my first bromeliad, I thought, “What a perfectly arranged plant, shaped like a flower.” Yes, the leaves spiral out of the center of the plant and arrange themselves to circle the middle in a “rosette.” This is especially true for the neos, short for Neoregelia, one type of ...
Dear Mr. Feichthaler: I have owned a lot in Cape Coral for about 10 years now, and I hope to build on it someday. Recently, I have received a few letters from people wanting to buy the lot, which has happened occasionally. However, now I am getting texts on my phone asking if I want to sell. ...
As you look at the number of closed sales for each of the Cape’s single-family home segments for the month of May, shown below, keep in mind that the year ago comparisons are against the COVID-19 shutdown market lows in May 2020. Once this COVID market bottom was in place and Florida reopened ...
Spring and early summer are the best times to add tropical spices to your ornamental edible garden. Two of my favorites, ginger and turmeric, are both classified as perennials in the Zingiberacaea family. Ginger, Zingiber officinale, the smaller of the two, grows 2 to 3 feet tall; has ...
Kiwanis, taken from a Native American phrase "Nunc Kee-wanis," which means "we trade" or "we share our talents." Sharing of heart, of mind, of spirit and providing gifts of hope and commitment have built the Kiwanis Club of Cape Coral into one of the community’s top service organizations. ...
Mr. Feichthaler: We read your column every week, and love the practical tips you give. Unfortunately, we tried to prepare a deed on our own, and are having some issues. We wanted to prepare a deed that provided our son receive our home at our passing without probate. Instead, it appears we ...
As pretty much anybody paying even the slightest bit of attention knows, the real estate market in Southwest Florida and throughout many parts of the U.S. has been scorching hot this year. We saw similar hot market conditions on a recent trip to Connecticut, and based on articles we have seen ...
If you plan to continue fishing from beneath one of Cape Coral’s bridges, get ready to buck up — the city has made casting a line there illegal and subject to a $50 fine. Saying the city has been receiving complaints of left-behind litter and trespass onto abutting private properties, ...
Kudos to the members of Cape Coral City Council who understand that those who do not receive a service should not have to pay for it. The elected board on Wednesday rejected a redux on an ordinance just approved last month that changes the way property owners pay for backend solid waste ...
To the editor: An answer to City Manager Rob Hernandez’s Guest Commentary: “How the city of Cape Coral hires department heads” in a recent edition of the Cape Coral Breeze. I have to agree with City Manager Hernandez as to the methodology used to select the new police chief. I think ...
