By: Sheriff Carmine Marceno The last year has been challenging in many ways. Many, if not most, Lee County residents struggled, in one way or another, as the pandemic raged. Sadly, a good number of our friends and neighbors found themselves out of work and unable to find employment. If searching for employment wasn’t difficult enough, scammers have added […]
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 Hideaway Country Club, 5670 Trailwinds Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33907. Meetings begin at 11:30 a.m. with a short social period followed by sit-down […]
By: Dr. Veja Tillman, DVM Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Transmitted through the bite of a tick, it affects domestic animals (dogs, horses, and possibly cats) and humans. At least 4 known species of ticks can transmit Lyme disease. However, the great majority of Lyme disease transmissions are due to the […]
By: Butch Swank Last summer, Lee County School Board member Gwyn Gittens and I were talking. It seemed to me that we shared similar thoughts on the current state of affairs for our kids, teachers, administrators, and schools. I, and so many others, love Mrs. Gittens because she is the rare elected official who takes […]
By: Sheriff Carmine Marceno Southwest Florida mornings are generally sensational. The temperature is cooler. The birds have begun their day and their sounds fill the air. There’s nothing more pleasant than a Lee County morning…unless you left your vehicle unlocked overnight. LCSO East District reports continue to include incidents of vehicular burglary to unlocked cars […]
By: Katrina Salokar SWFL Business Networks had a business event at Flagler’s Insurance in Gateway. Thanks to Roger Campbell, Sellstate Realty, Siegmund Fuchsbrugger, Michael Meunier, Paradise Creative, Best Quality Heating and Cooling, Jesse Nadell of Prudential Financial, Eagle Moving, OZ Quality Rescreens, ParaGeeks, Gateway Coin Dealer, Damex Corporation, and more. Here are a few pictures […]
By: State Representative Spencer Roach In 2016, Florida voters overwhelmingly expressed their desire for a safe and accessible medical marijuana program, and I am fighting to preserve the medical nature of the program that voters demanded. What we have now is a recreational drug program masquerading as a medical marijuana program, and the long-term societal […]
Criminals are opportunistic. An easy target, a lack of witnesses, a dimly-lit location, a distracted victim all dramatically improve a criminal’s ability to easily commit a crime. One’s best defense is to eliminate, or significantly reduce, one’s vulnerability! Criminals scout locations and conditions where the likelihood of being detected is low. Dark and desolate parking […]
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — March 29, 2021 —The new Family Initiative Autism Support Center at 734 SW 4th Street in Cape Coral will mark the grand opening of its Lizbeth Benacquisto Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by an invitation-only reception beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The 3,900 square-foot facility is Southwest […]
By Kat McNabb We’ve all browsed through a department store catalog or furniture showroom, coming across a beautiful piece that would look great in our family room. It’s the right color, the right size, the right quality and the right style… but way out of our price range. It happens. A lot. April is National […]
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