By By PAULETTE LeBLANC / pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com
SOCIAL SCENE | United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades launches Pacesetter campaign
'Cabaret' on stage at The Belle Theatre now through Aug. 16
American Legion, VA partner on free special claims clinic for veterans
National Water Quality Month a call to action
Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday underway
Getting prepared for the upcoming school year? Throughout August Floridians can save at the checkout line, as Florida’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday runs from Aug. 1 through 31. During the annual sales tax holiday period, tax is not due for the retail sale of: • Clothing, ...
Legion Auxiliary Unit 136 helps kids head back to school
The women of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 136 in St. James City are proud to support the F.I.S.H. Back to School Clothes Basket Brigade again this year. Through this heartwarming program, the students of Pine Island receive clothes for school to help them start off the school year with confidence. “Our unit is honored to sponsor several children this year,” said Auxiliary President Carolyn Ryzanych. “As mothers, grandmothers and neighbors, we know how exciting (and expensive) the back-to-school season can be. It feels good to help lift a little of that burden for local families.” The F.I.S.H Basket Brigade is just one way the auxiliary gives back to the community. ...
City of Cape Coral celebrates removal of Chiquita Lock
The city of Cape Coral celebrated the removal of the Chiquita Lock last Friday with an “Unblock the Lock” block party and ribbon cutting. The ceremony along the South Spreader canal at 5781 Cape Harbour Drive had been years — and a pair of environmental lawsuits — in the making. Among those happy to see the waterway unobstructed was City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn, who began his career with the city in 2002 which began its efforts to remove the device in 2006. The lock, part of a decades-old consent order related to the un-permitted dredging of Cape canals, was originally intended to keep pollutants from stormwater runoff out of the Caloosahatchee estuary. Although ...
