Submitted By Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., P.A Every year various states offer sales tax holidays and/or tax-free dates to help reduce the cost burden for its residents. The Florida Department of Revenue has released the 2022 sales tax holidays and exemptions for residents. We have compiled a list of the upcoming dates to […]
Can Technology Make Cities Smarter?
By Terri Lewis, Planet Connected LLC In your purse or pocket, there is a gadget that can tell if you’re a candidate for a heart attack; take or send pictures; or give driving directions that will avoid heavy traffic so you arrive at your appointment on time. Technology is embedded in our daily lives, keeping […]
Yay! He’s Talking About Insurance Again!
By Butch Swank Listen, I know not everyone is passionate about insurance like I am but everybody, and I mean everybody, likes saving money. Well, in the homeowner’s insurance world everything has been going the wrong direction regarding dollar bills, so, in my mind, that means everybody will be interested in reading this. Our Florida […]
The Roar – June 2022 Issue
It’s Go Time For Lehigh Acres And East Lee!
By: Butch Swank Not everyone will like hearing this, but I am okay with that. Sometimes a person can go their entire life with a glaring but easy to solve problem that everyone in their life sees. It is obvious. However, no one ever mentions this glaring problem because “everyone” seems to think someone else […]
Scott Fischer Charities Presents $30,000 To Blessings In A Backpack Of Southwest Florida To Feed Children
Funds Were Raised At The 25th Annual Paul Sands Memorial Slaw Dog Invitational Submitted By: Josh Milton Scott Fischer Charities is proud to present Blessings in a Backpack of Southwest Florida with a check for $30,000 to feed children every weekend during the school year when kids often go without food. The money was raised […]
Take Care Of Today For A Better Tomorrow
By: Dr. Darin Stokke, DC As a kid growing up I remember visiting my Grandpa and watching him work so hard at everything he did. When I asked him why he worked so hard he told me he worked hard so he could one day retire and enjoy fishing every day for the rest of […]
East Lee County… ”Our Time”
By: Commissioner Ray Sandelli In one of my very first calls when I assumed my role as a County Commissioner in 2019, I asked not where we were as a county, but where are we going? It was evident growth was coming our way and those with thoughtful insight offered that East Lee County would […]
Montage Women’s Club
By: Rita Artwohl 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 and College Pkwy). Meetings begin at 11:30 […]
Aggressive Driving, Road Rage On The Rise
By: Sheriff Carmine Marceno The growth of population and the increased traffic that accompanies such growth appears to generate a rise in patterns of driver frustration. Sprinkle in the additional stressors of a pandemic, inflation and the other tensions that most of us experience and you have a recipe for “road rage.” Some drivers engage […]