The holidays of Christmas and Hanukkah coincide this year. The eight days of Hanukkah begin at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 — Christmas Day — and continue through Thursday, Jan. 2. The holidays have different meanings and they are celebrated with different traditions but they do have ...
Cape Coral City Council last week snipped a staff “policy” that entangled residential properties in a board-approved tree fund ordinance intended to give commercial developers options when meeting city codes for landscaping and green space. The elected board decided that requiring ...
With its second meeting now under its belt since the General Election, Cape Coral City Council is 2-0 on a hit-to-your-wallet issue brought to the board. According to discussion brought forward at Wednesday’s voting meeting, Council took issue — unanimous issue — with a policy the ...
Forty-one area organizations have a lot for which to be thankful, thanks to a businessman and philanthropist whose giving has long made an impact on Southwest Florida. Tom Golisano, the founder of Paychex, announced a multitude of “transformational gifts” tallying $85 million over the next ...
As a first order of business, the newly elected members of the Cape Coral City Council repealed the controversial stipend that essentially doubled the paychecks of the previous board. Three of the newly elected members of Council — Councilmember Derrick Donnell, who brought the stipend up ...
On Sunday, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention invites area residents to “walk with us to prevent suicide.” The Community Walk is one of hundreds that have been held throughout the country as part of the organization’s efforts to bring mental health conditions “Out of the ...
