Submitted By: Jody Van Cooney Fireworks are lovely but can be very dangerous. They should be handled by professionals if at all possible. However, many individuals purchase them for home display, especially during holidays such as the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and New Year’s Eve. According to a recent study, the Centers for Disease […]
Rising In The East: A Message From Sheriff Carmine Marceno
By: Sheriff Carmine Marceno Many hard-working residents residing in the Lee County Sheriff’s Office East District park their work trucks…pickups, vans, cutaways, chassis cabs, etc. in their driveways and side yards. These vehicles and their contents are their livelihoods and, without them, these individuals are financially crippled. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has been responding […]
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 (off McGregor Blvd south of College Pkwy). Meetings begin at 11:30 a.m. with a short social period followed […]
Hope PACE Helps Seniors at Home with All-Inclusive Care
By: Emily Wolfarth “The group of us at Villa Vincente are very happy with the PACE program. I am 80 years old, do not drive anymore but do not feel alone or lost because I have PACE and the wonderful angels giving me help with cleaning and shopping,” said Gladys Jarvis. Gladys is a participant […]
Goodwill Brings Retail Back To Iconic Sears & Roebucks In The Downtown River District
By: Debra Donatto The River District is blossoming into one of the trendiest places in Southwest Florida. Located along the beautiful Caloosahatchee River, the downtown area is in the midst of a full revival, which is giving new life to the historic buildings from the 1920s building boom. Soon, the ghosts of moguls Richard Warren […]
Foreclosure, Shortsale… What Are Your Options?
By: Melissa Flexsenhar Are we in for another foreclosure wave? In my opinion no, even with the moratorium on foreclosures ending June 30, 2021 people are in a better position now the economy has opened back up. According to the Bank of America’s CEO Brian Moynihan in a yahoo finance article he stated “the number […]
Five Reasons Plant-Based Hormone Replacement Therapy Might Be Right For You
By: Dr. Darin Stokke, DC Your endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, tissue function, sexual function and development, reproductive health, sleep, and mood, among other things. As you grow older, hormone production reaches a peak and slows down, creating an imbalance or deficit that can knock some […]
East Lee County Chamber Of Commerce – A Celebration And Gala Heralds A Move Into The Future – 2021
By: Mike Welch June 19th was a well-needed celebration after 15 months of a dark and punishing time for East Lee County and for our country. Because of the demographics of our area, the effects of the pandemic can be felt by families and businesses, but a brighter future is on the horizon, and we […]
‘DRAINAGE CONTROL’ – Rainy Season in Southwest Florida
By: Neida Carvalho It’s about that time to do serious ground control on your property during this chaotic ‘monsoon’ season down here in paradise. Did you get a landscape upgrade recently? How about installing new gutters? NOW is the time of year where we find out if that contractor took DRAINAGE into effect! Davidson Irrigation […]
Common Pet Allergies
By: Dr. Veja Tillman, DVM WHAT IS AN ALLERGY? An allergy occurs when the immune system overreacts and produces antibodies to substances that it would normally tolerate. This excessive response is considered an allergic or hypersensitive reaction. Allergies can develop into any substance that a pet is exposed to. Food, fleas, seasonal environmental allergens (grasses […]