Hurricane Ian, a near category 5 monster of wind, waves and catastrophic storm surge, roared ashore at Cayo Costa a year ago on Sept. 28, 2022, destroying much of Fort Myers Beach and heavily damaging Sanibel, Captiva, Matlacha and parts of Cape Coral, North Fort Myers and Fort Myers. Winds ...
There are multiple efforts under way to aid in the recovery of Southwest Florida’s hospitality-related businesses. Just shy of one year since Hurricane Ian wiped out Fort Myers Beach, devastated Sanibel, Captiva and Matlacha, and whacked Cape Coral and Fort Myers, many of our tourism-reliant ...
School safety has been redefined. Yes, the traditional reminders as little feet hit the streets are still current but school districts and law enforcement agencies across the country have stepped up security in a world where locked doors and campus fences — almost unheard of just a ...
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In ...
If there is one thing students of all ages look forward to, it’s summer. Teachers, too, we suspect, though educators do see a down side — and it’s a steep one. Call it summer slide, call it learning loss, call it what you will, students lose an estimated 2 to 2-1/2 months of learning ...
Sometimes a single person can right a very big wrong. And sometimes that person is a child with courage greater than their years and their time in history. In 1963, a high school senior named Rosalind Blalock wanted to attend a Lee County high school that would better prepare her for the ...
Whether Gov. Ron DeSantis ultimately proves to be the Republicans’ Sir Galahad, we will give him one thing out of the gate: He knows how to throw down a gauntlet with panache. Pithy, punchy and packed with the political mantra of the proudly unapologetic un-woke, his second inaugural address ...
The holidays of Christmas and Hanukkah overlap this year. The eight days of Hanukkah began at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 18, and continue through Monday, Dec. 26, the day after Christmas. The holidays have different meanings and they are celebrated with different traditions but they do have ...
The impact of Hurricane Ian continues to ripple through Southwest Florida. The Caloosahatchee Bridge — a main thoroughfare as well as a primary commuter route — suffered some damage from the near Category 5 storm that all but destroyed Fort Myers Beach and Matlacha and left devastating ...
The Sanibel Causeway — heavily damaged, with a 50- to 60-foot section of the A-span collapsed and one of the supporting “spoil islands” awash. Matlacha Bridge — “the fishingest bridge in the world” — breached at its foot. Fort Myers Beach’s iconic Time Square and the Beach ...
