By: Marlene Rodak | President, Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society Here is a question to ponder: according to Zoe Schlanger in her book, “The Light Eaters”, “If weighed, plants would amount to 80% of the Earth’s living matter.” Is that shocking? These incredible plants turn the sun’s rays into energy to create […]
By: Crystal Jones | Alva Church of God Sometimes, we need to be reminded just how much He loves us and is with us during the most difficult times in our lives. When the unexpected phone call occurs, the negative medical report, when the rug has been yanked out from under our feet when our […]
By: Philippe Maillard Buckingham, also known as Twelve Mile Creek or Orange River, was settled by people of British ancestry who referred to their community as Buckingham after Buckingham Palace in England. It is an unincorporated community with the Orange River cutting through the area. Orange River used to be named “12 Miles Creek” until […]
The smell of Thanksgiving will be in the air again. The Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres is hosting its 18th Annual Free Thanksgiving Community Meal. The meal and the event are FREE for all in the community who have no place to go or who are unable to make their own dinner for whatever reason. […]
By: Paula Sklodowski | Educational Outreach Coordinator, WGCU Public Media/Florida Gulf Coast University The Friends of the East Lee County Regional Library is an independent, not-for-profit volunteer organization that exists to support and enhance library services. The group raises funds to support programs and purchase materials. Books sales from the Friends’ shelves at the library […]
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: 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: Stella Lucky | President, Arts of the Inland On November 16th, the Arts of the Inland Gallery hosted its Fall Art Gala Reception at the historic Christie House, built in 1914 and located next to Barron Park at 471 Lee Street in Labelle. The well-attended event was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the creativity […]
By: Tommy Lee Cook | The Buckingham Blues Bar The World Famous Buckingham Blues Bar will begin its 23rd year of operation during the month of November. We have brought the best in original, live Blues to Southwest Florida since its inception in 2002. Acts like Delbert McClinton, Albert Castiglia, and Selwyn Birchwood, to name […]
By: Mike Welch | voicesoflehigh.com—We Want to Hear From You! At this writing our communities in East Lee/Lehigh escaped damage as experienced farther west of us along the shoreline and in other areas of our state. The destruction is indeed heartbreaking and massive flooding in low-lying areas is now a facet of life. We have […]
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