Community Cooperative is continuing its partnership with Wicked Dolphin Distillery for a pop-up Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive culminating in a community celebration at Wicked Garden at Wicked Dolphin Tiki located at 151 S.W. 3rd Place, Cape Coral, on Thursday, April 16, from 5-8 p.m. The drive encourages community members to donate jars of peanut butter and jelly (plastic jars please!) through April 16. Each donation will earn a raffle ticket for a chance to win free rum, with winners announced during the Tiki Party on April 16. All donations will help collect staple food items that provide easy, reliable meals for families during the summer months when school-provided breakfast, ...
Florida Power & Light Company is expanding scholarship opportunities for high school seniors passionate about STEM. The company is now offering three scholarships: two $20,000 awards for students who participated in FIRST, VEX, or B.E.S.T robotics programs and one $5,000 scholarship for a ...
Anyone with a suspended license or overdue traffic tickets may be eligible to get back on the road through the Lee County Clerk & Comptroller’s Operation Green Light. During the annual event, those with cases in collections will be allowed to pay their court fees and fines without ...
A professionally judged car show rolls back to Cape Coral next weekend at a popular large outdoor venue. The Cape Coral Car, Truck, Jeep Show & Swap Meet, put on by Judge’s Car & Truck Shows, is set to take place on April 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the German American Social ...
LeeTran – Lee County Transit – will again offer free rides on all fixed-route buses for Try Transit Day on Earth Day, Monday. LeeTran Director Dominic Gemelli said Try Transit Day has been an annual event for more than five years. “LeeTran’s annual ridership averages approximately ...
The Lee County School Board was told Tuesday that the district will tap into the capital fund to offset an expected multi-million dollar deficit. “This deficit we are anticipating for next year we will offset with an increase transfer from capital funds,” Chief Financial Officer Sarah Cox ...
The temporary closure of the Wilson Pigott Bridge on State Road 31 leading into Fort Myers caused long traffic delays during both morning and afternoon drive times today. The closure of the bridge for deck replacement began Monday with the structure to remain fully closed to all vehicular ...
Dear Mr. Feichthaler, I write today about bad tax news, and its not just that April 15 is rapidly approaching! I inherited my home two years ago from my mother, who lived there since 2010. Due to the homestead exemption, and the Save Our Homes cap that was low back from the recession, my ...
By School District of Lee County estimates, 3,400 students took part in walkouts last week in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The walkouts took place at 13 of the district’s high schools — all but two — and at one middle school in south county. School ...