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Summer slide

If there is one thing students of all ages look forward to, it’s summer. Teachers, too, we suspect, though educators do see a down side — and it’s a steep one. Call it summer slide, call it learning loss, call it what you will, students lose an estimated 2 to 2-1/2 months of learning ...

Public input, public trust

There’s only one thing that gets Cape property owners riled quicker than a proposed change to their neighborhood. And that’s a surprise proposal, especially one related to perceived green space or intrusive enterprise. Cape Coral City Council found that it had poked both bears Wednesday ...

Rat poisons the wrong choice

In the wake of Hurricane Ian and the collateral damage that continues to ripple, the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife have become more than besties for Cape creatures great and small — they have become guard dogs. The wildlife advocacy and protection organization first called attention to ...

Hunger in our land of plenty

Efforts to put food on local tables got a big boost this month with a $1 million grant from Feeding America and the Walmart Foundation. The grant, to be paid over three years, will allow the Harry Chapin Food Bank to expand its “retail rescue” program. Through the initiative, the ...

Housing costs are key to Cape’s economic health

Cape Coral City Council got a look at the city’s economic health Wednesday. The prognosis? The vital signs monitored look good, not only here in the Cape but in Lee County. Post Ian, post devastating destruction with a rebuild that is projected to take years, that is welcome ...

New look, same Breeze

Yes, your Breeze is shorter. But outside of some inches off the bottom and the elimination of the fold, you’re not missing a thing. We welcome you to the new “compact-size” Breeze — a little shorter, a whole lot thicker and still packed cover-to-cover with all of the local news, ...

Your tax dollars at play in Cape Coral

March has been a hat-trick month for Cape residents whose idea of paradise includes lots of recreational opportunities. Two ribbon-cuttings and a major groundbreaking put your tax dollars into play for a trio of parks projects either finishing or just getting started as part of what has grown ...

A price of paradise

Cape Coral evolved from a very simple — and very marketable — premise: Provide the amenities that will draw families and retirees and a thriving community will come to be. That vision, fostered in the ’50s by a couple of hair care products manufacturers/would be developers, turned a ...

Investigative outcome must assure the voters

Cape Coral City Council took a big step Wednesday night, opting to hire an independent investigator to look into the alleged actions of one of its own. The elected board voted 6-2 to determine whether District 4 Councilmember Patty Cummings resided in the district in which she qualified to run ...

‘… you ain’t seen nothing yet’

Count us among those who have nothing but kudos to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his efforts for Southwest Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian. He was not only here, he was here often. He put both money and effort into the repair of critical infrastructure like the Matlacha bridge and the Sanibel ...