The Boston Red Sox will host a family-friendly open house at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers Saturday, Feb. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event with free parking will include activities for kids such as face painting, inflatables, a magician, scavenger hunt and discounted concessions. In ...
The Calusa Waterkeeper sampled water Dec. 17. The FDOH took a few samples on Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach Dec. 19, and those are included as well. Fecal indicator bacteria are representative of a suite of bacteria from the digestive tract of mammals, and often come from sources such as ...
The Roar Offshore National Championship of powerboat races that hit Fort Myers Beach Saturday will be like “the equivalent of NASCAR on the water” featuring boats capable of reaching speeds of more than 180 miles per hour, said race organizer Tim Hill. Hill, who brought the races back ...
The Sheriff Youth Activities League, in partnership with Lee County Parks and Recreation, will host a 2020 Spring Basketball League with registration beginning Friday.The youth basketball league is for children ages 8-15 and will run for 12 weeks. Team practices and games will be scheduled on ...
To the editor:The presidential election of 2016 and the midterm elections of 2018 have boldly underlined America's No. 1 issue: Voting. If we do not fix voting, we will not be able to fix anything else.There is not, and probably never has been, any such thing as every citizen having a vote. ...
To the editor:Southwest Florida water quality issues were front and center during the midterm election campaigns and, while election day has passed, those issues are still with us. Since Nov. 6, SWFL news outlets have released 14 reports on the threatening return of red tide and blue green ...
To the editor:South Florida Water Management District should be called the Agricultural Co-op.As the paper reported, they extended the lease to the sugar industry the day after the election in a surprise hastily called meeting. The lease was extended through 2027. Could it be that they wanted ...
Imagine having a critically injured or sick child in need of immediate medical attention, but the nearest pediatric hospital is a two-hour drive from home.Just a few short years ago, that was the situation faced by many Southwest Florida families who traveled to Tampa or Miami for specialized ...
For some of us, the whole "pumpkin spice" thing is as old as childhood.A can or two of Libby's pumpkin, evaporated milk, a couple of eggs, sugar and the magic combination of cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves and oh, my, the mouthwatering scent of Thanksgiving eve!Whether we still make those ...
Six years ago a new tradition formed after a server on Fort Myers Beach woke up wanting to give back one Thanksgiving morning.Sandy Knapp, who has been bartending at Lani Kai for almost 30 years ago, said she woke up feeling lucky for the life she led, and wanted to do something nice."Animals ...
