Adult Programs Let’s Play: Chess & More 3 p.m. Monday, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Calling gaming enthusiasts of all ages. Join friends and friendly competitors alike for games of strategy, chance and fun. Bring your own game or choose from the library’s collection of chess sets, card games, board games, role playing games […]
Our field trip schedule for all of 2025 is now posted on our website. Upcoming outings include: Sunday, February 16 – Rotary Park Tuesday, March 18 – CREW Marsh Trails Wednesday, April 23 – historic Fort Myers Cemeteries Saturday, May 3 – Harns Marsh (w/ photo workshop) For more info or to RSVP please reply to […]
The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday (Feb. 4, 2025) voted to discontinue adding fluoride to Lee County Utilities drinking water. To view the agenda item and its back up material, click here. To view a video of that segment of the regularly scheduled meeting, click here or visit https://youtu.be/joaiJKWdq1Q. Lee County Utilities (LCU) is one of about […]
What: Groundbreaking Ceremony for Hermosa North Fort Myers, Phase I & II. When: February 5th, 2025, at 8:00 AM- 10:00 AM. Where: 16321 N Cleveland Ave, North Fort Myers, Florida Details: ReVital Development Group, in collaboration with Birdsong Housing Partners and the Lee County Housing Authority, proudly announces the groundbreaking of Hermosa North Fort Myers, Phase I & II—a […]
Seventy years is a long, long time—especially for a pizza shop! Our good friend and historian, Cesar Becerra, is on a quest to bite down on some delicious pizza and, in fact, SHARE SOME SLICES WITH US. While we snack, he’ll serve up some tasty details about the history of this legacy pizza establishment. Join […]
Blue Waters Development Group (“BWDG”), a local commercial real estate developer, is proud to announce that it will be hosting its second annual blood drive in partnership with OneBlood, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) community asset responsible for providing safe, available, and affordable blood. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2025 from 9:00 AM – […]
By: Butch Swank | butch@goodladandswank.com | President, SWFL Business Alliance + Owner, Goodlad & Swank Insurance, LLC A while back, I wrote an article about the real benefit to young people using “Yes, ma’am and No, sir.” My point was that these days, it’s almost an oddity to hear a kid demonstrate that level of […]
By: The Honorable Matt Caldwell | Lee County Property Appraiser Thursday, January 9, 2025 marked a historic day in Lee County history. By a vote of 6-1, the Lee County Legislative Delegation advanced a bill calling for a referendum in 2026 for five (5) single-member districts for the county commission! This is the closest opportunity […]
By: Capt. Eddie | Tight Lines, www.facebook.com/eddie.yerdon Hello, Folks! It’s time for Tight Lines with Capt. Eddie. With hunting season wrapping up, it’s time to swap out the rifles for rods and reels and embrace everything SWFL fishing has to offer. There’s no better way to unwind and reconnect with nature than by heading out […]
By: Marlene Rodak | President, Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society The new year brings resolutions—some realistic, some not. One to consider is making your landscaping friendlier and lighter on the environment. What does that mean? Perhaps you can reduce irrigation by installing native plants that (once established) need less supplemental water. Now […]
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