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United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades’s VITA program seeks volunteers

United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades is seeking Southwest Floridians who would like to volunteer for the organization's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program - Preparing taxes for households in the area that are underserved. VITA assists households earning $70,000 or less by preparing and ...

Rock the Stage 2025 - The 5th annual music competition and fundraiser is back

The stage is set, and the talent is incredible: the 5th annual ­­Rock the Stage — Southwest Florida’s premier all-ages music competition — is gearing up for its three pivotal events leading up to the grand finale. Upcoming event schedule Semi-Finals Part One – Singers/Solo ...

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Selwyn Birchwood plays the ‘Electric Swamp Funkin Blues’

Award-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Selwyn Birchwood discovered his passion for the blues young. He was 13 when decided he wanted to play guitar so he bought himself one, taught himself to play by listening to rock music he heard on 1990s radio and, while he may not have known ...

Soul Central | Tommy Lee Cook builds a blues mecca in Buckingham

What began as a general store and local hangout in the 1950s, eventually transforming into a biker bar in the ‘70s, is now considered one of the premiere destinations for live Blues in Florida. And it's located right in Lee County, Buckingham to be exact. The list of performers who have ...

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Always: Embracing local journalism

National Newspaper Week wrapped up Saturday with, no doubt, a typical end-of-week collective sigh by those of us working a beat. Our numbers have dwindled — an 80% decline from 800,000-plus newsroom jobs in 1990 to around 86,000 in mid-2025, according to ReportEarth — but still, papers ...

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