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A cowboy turned Lee County commissioner. A man who helped create Alka-Seltzer. Kennels filled with hunting dogs. The stories that enriched the land we now call Cape Coral are magical in their shape and scope and forever a part of this community’s history. Creating the initial portrait of ...

Name change doesn’t alter home ownership

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: I recently purchased a house in Cape Coral and obtained a loan from a local bank. Soon after, I legally changed my last name. The lender contacted me and said I must prepare and record a deed changing the name. Do I need to go to this expense and trouble? — Veronica ...

I used to be of the mind set that, if a little fertilizer does the trick, more fertilizer will do an even better job of ensuring happy, healthy plants. As you might imagine, there can, indeed, be too much of a good thing, and my "more fertilizer is better" approach to plant care led to less ...

Certain messages will haunt me until my dying day. An email from a friend in Fairbanks, Alaska crossed my desk on Aug. 13, 2004. My friend, a weather satellite tracker asked, “How close are you to Cape Coral and Punta Gorda?” “10 and 40 miles, respectively,” I answered. “WHOA!” ...

The primary takeaway in the Cape Coral condominium market in the third quarter was that the number of closed condo sales vaulted higher across the board in all segments compared to both the third quarter of last year, and from the COVID-19 influenced second quarter of this year. One weakness in ...

Halloween: What’s lurking in your garden?

Many traditions have come and gone to mark the arrival of shorter, darker winter days. Halloween is one which celebrates the end of summer, the end of the harvest and the honoring of the dead. Here in Florida, our longer summers bewitch me into easily forgetting that fall is here, but ...