Although unemployment rates are still high, Lee County has seen a positive reduction at 9.8 percent for the month of June.CareerSource Southwest Florida Communications Manager Janeth Castrejon said the positive reduction with unemployment rates began in May and continued into June."It's a great ...
Residents looking for a night out can once again take to Cape Coral's long-standing community theater for live entertainment.Beginning this weekend, Cultural Park Theater will welcome back patrons to enjoy shows in person, taking extreme sanitary precautions, social distancing seats and ...
When a hockey player breaks a stick, it used to go to the local landfill.Not anymore. At Florida Gulf Coast University, those broken sticks, as well as donated shafts from others, as going for a good cause that will make the waters of Southwest Florida much cleaner.It is called the "Rinks to ...
Turns out it's not just those with long wait times for COVID-19 test results that are frustrated, it's the hospital system, too.On Thursday, Lee Health officials voiced their displeasure when it comes to long turn around times for COVID-19 testing, saying some tests have taken up to two weeks ...
A foundation which has a philosophy of being proactive in the community in identifying social and educational needs of children, has teamed up with United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee Counties and the School District of Lee County to provide clothes, shoes and school supplies to ...
A long-time Southwest Florida resident with deep ties in the real estate community has passed on.Joe Interbartolo -- founder, broker, and President of the award winning real estate company Century 21 Birchwood Realty of Cape Coral / Fort Myers for over 40 years -- passed away July 12 at the age ...
After a week in which he was sued by the Florida Education Association over his plan to reopen schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is willing to let parents to decide whether they want their children in school and to let teachers decide if they want to provide lessons in-person or through ...
Each week through the primary, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response. This week's question is: It has been more than two ...
This Sunday, up to 500 Cape Coral residents over the age of 18 can be tested for COVID-19 at the Chester Street Resource Center without fee or appointment.These 500 free tests come via a partnership between the Florida Department of Health in Lee County, the city of Cape Coal and the Cape Coral ...
"Local" was the main word used during a lengthy school board workshop discussion earlier this month pertaining to businesses biding on a project during a request for quote (RFQ).Director of Procurement Services Fredrick Ross said they want to improve and optimize the process of RFQs with the ...