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Editorial | Stay tuned

Cape residents got an update on the city’s plans for the Cape Coral Yacht Club this week. The “final” site plan for the historic complex held little surprise as Council had already tweaked previous plans and given staff ample direction for what will be a wholly new complex. What’s ...

Editorial | A change for the good

Cape Coral’s first budget workshops of the new year will take place next week with a welcome change. While the two-day discussion session — previously referred to as a “council retreat — will again take place off site, this year’s meetings to be held Jan. 18 and Jan. 19 at Mercola ...

Editorial | Popular hometown events jumpstart Cape’s calendar

What better way to kick off the new year than with a Cape Coral tradition — or two or three? The Rotary Club of Cape Coral will again jumpstart the Cape’s annual major events schedule with its popular Cape Coral Art Festival & Market Place set for Jan. 13 & 14 along Cape Coral ...

Editorial | Codes of ethics, disclosure policies, foster public trust

Though we’ve yet to reach the tail’s tip of ’23, the new year isn’t ringing in happy news for some municipal officials in Florida. As of Jan. 1, those elected to serve on town and city councils will join virtually every other office holder in the state already required to fill out a ...

Editorial | Merry Christmas

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of ...

Editorial | Stipend: When a raise is not a raise

In the face of public outcry in person, via dozens of e-comments, by email and by phone, Cape Coral City Council without discussion among the elected board voted itself a huge increase in remuneration Wednesday. How huge? $5,000 per month for the mayor and $3,333 per month for city council ...

Editorial | Voter confidence in election process the paramount task

Members of the Cape Coral City Council spent time this week individually meeting with residents hoping to be appointed the vacant District 4 seat. On Wednesday, they will collectively vet the 13 applicants at a public meeting and appoint one to serve as an interim member of the Cape’s ...

Editorial | Ring in the holidays

Yes, the chill in the air means the one thing we here in the Cape look forward to all year - snow! Yes, snow. The snowflakes-drifting-through-the-night-air-around-the-community-Christmas-tree kind. The packed-to-perfection-for-tiny sledders kind. "Snow" courtesy of the magic of the Holiday ...

Editorial | Have a happy Thanksgiving

For some of us, the whole “pumpkin spice” thing is as old as childhood. A can or two of Libby’s pumpkin, evaporated milk, a couple of eggs, sugar and the magic combination of cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves and oh, my, the mouthwatering scent of Thanksgiving eve! Whether we still ...

Editorial | Another one bites the dust

In June, Cape Coral City Council eliminated five of its appointed advisory boards and changed its Youth Council to a fact-finding board. With a 5-3 vote, the elected board eliminated the city’s Golf Course Advisory Board, Nuisance Abatement Board, Waterway Advisory Board, Parks and ...