Registration for the Southwest Florida Ag Expo’s popular Creative Living Competition opened Oct. 1. The free competition celebrates the creativity and skills of Southwest Florida residents, offering an opportunity to showcase handmade projects, artistic works and homegrown talent. The ...
The Matlacha Hookers will host the 25th annual Pine Island Elementary Kids Fishing Derby on Nov. 1 at the Jug Creek Marina & Fish House in Bokeelia. Participation is open to children in kindergarten through fifth grade, with the times as follows: - Grades K-1: Registration at 8 a.m., with ...
The Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District invites the community to its Annual Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Station 1, at 5700 Pine Island Road, Bokeelia. Attendees will enjoy a pumpkin patch, fire apparatus tours, a ladder truck demonstration, a safety trailer, ...
A crowd of roughly 4,000 supporters of President Donald Trump filled Florida Gulf Coast University's Alico Arena in Fort Myers and heard an offer Trump hopes they won't refuse - $5,000 for every taxpaying American if Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. ...
In the race for the 19th Congressional District seat being vacated by Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Naples), GOP Primary victor and media executive Jim Schwartzel faces Democratic candidate and attorney Victor Arias. Arias, a 65-year old Cape Coral attorney, says he believes he can win the race ...
Residents of unincorporated Lee County, the town of Fort Myers Beach, village of Estero and city of Bonita Springs are asked to set their trash, recycling and yard waste to the curb by 6:30 a.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 26. It is an hour and a half later than the seasonal set-out time of 5 ...
2024 Acrobat Pinot Gris This is a fine example of Pinot Gris from the state of Oregon. Pinot Grigio, or Pinot Gris, like this one from Acrobat, is a good choice for a variety of foods, or just for a "BackPorch Sipper.” We enjoyed ours with a Wednesday night Supper of fresh baked, homemade ...
The German-American Social Club’s 41st annual Oktoberfest opened last Friday with the traditional “O’zapft is” — the tapping of the kegs. In the Cape, Oktoberfest is the official sign of fall, heralded in by ethnic fare piled on paper plates and enjoyed on old-school concrete picnic ...