By: Marlene Roda | Native Plant Society Clusia hedges have been popping up all over the area in recent years. People seem to be happy with them, so what’s the problem? The problem is that we can do so much better! First, hedges of a single species are always an issue if a pathogen or […]
By: Kalyn Lady | Bloody Bride of the Haunted Hike Friday, September 27th, the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium held an official ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by our Executive Director, Eric Raddatz, for the Grand Reopening of our Planetarium followed by short screenings throughout the day with an exclusive filming inside the dome for VIP […]
By: Connie Puzevic The General Woman’s Club of Lehigh Acres, Florida will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, October 18th at 1 pm at The Rise Christian Church, 50 Bell Boulevard in North Lehigh Acres. Our speaker will be Butch Swan and he will update us on all the happenings in Lehigh Acres. Our club […]
By: Rita Artwohl | President & Publicity Chair, Montage Women’s Club The Montage Women’s Club is a social and philanthropic club open to all women residing in Lee County. We meet on the fourth Thursday of each month at The Landings Yacht, Golf, and Tennis Club (community entry off McGregor Blvd between Cypress Lake Drive […]
By: Olivia Lloyd | Club Secretary, Fort Myers East Rotary Club On Saturday, November 2nd from 10:00 am–2:00 pm held at Lee County Posse Arena, 17401 Palm Creek Drive in North Fort Myers. Fort Myers East Rotary Club is holding a family friendly, community fundraiser event. Families can enjoy a turkey shoot with food concessions, […]
By: Lieutenant Jesse Spencer The Civil Air Patrol will host a formation meeting for those interested in joining the new Lee County Composite Squadron. We are looking for adults ages 19+ with no age limit and young adults 12-18 interested in becoming members. Non-pilot, pilot, drone, communications, and many other opportunities are available. All training […]
By: Mike Welch At this writing Hurricane Helene churns into the Gulf with a target on Florida’s Big Bend near the Capitol and a swipe to our Southwest Florida counties. After Ian two years ago we have learned the hard way on the power of these storms and the risk of living in “hurricane alley”. […]
By: Matthew Maher PE, PTOE, RSP2I | Senior Associate & Traffic Engineer, Stantec Within the past five years, Lee County, Florida has averaged over 100 fatal and 600 serious injury crashes on an annual basis. This roughly translates to billions of dollars in societal costs per year. The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is […]
By: Ashlynn K. Dunn The ROAR East Lee County News has recently been updated about a project in Hendry County on CR 78 that will negatively impact any driver or resident that traverses or lives on/near North River Road in Lee County. The 267-acre property located at 7800 CR 78 is in the process of […]
Welcome to the new Hummus Republic in the Gulf Coast Town Center, 9903 Gulf Coast Main Street in Fort Myers. Hummus Republic is open Monday through Sunday from 10:30 am to 11:00 pm. Call 239-689-5662. We want everyone to know and love Mediterranean food as much as we do, with its endless variety, unique flavors, […]
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