Residents and visitors who attended the Christmas Carol Sing at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers on Dec. 6 contributed plenty of food and funds to help Community Cooperative feed the hungry in Southwest Florida. About 1,000 pounds of non-perishable food along with generous financial ...
The Calusa Land Trust’s monthly work/fun party will be held this Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Taylor/Willow Lake Preserve beginning at 9 a.m. This property contains mangroves, salt flats and a mature live oak/palmetto forest hosting an active bald eagle nest. In addition, several new looping nature trails have been pioneered and maintenance on these hurricane damaged pathways (and the entrance strip) will be this event’s mission. The entry walkway to this 36-acre preserve is located off Alcorn Street (just south of the Catholic Church). The Calusa Land Trust is an all-volunteer land conservancy and, thus, relies upon its members and guests like you to steward its preserved lands. It ...
On Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2,000 luminaries will light up the streets of Matlacha. This is an exciting, long-lasting 40-year event, thanks to Yvonne Roach, who started this tradition in 1985. At 2 p.m, neighborhood Santa elves gather at the Green lot, 11681 Island Avenue, to assemble the ...
The Cape Coral Animal Shelter would like to share a Christmas story unlike any other—one filled with hope, heartbreak, resilience, and the unwavering spirit of a dog named Jingle. On Dec. 6, 2020, a tiny litter arrived at our shelter from the Redlands outside Miami: five sweet puppies and ...
Better Together – a nonprofit based in Southwest Florida that unites churches, employers, and neighbors to build a volunteer-powered safety net to support Florida families in need – on Sunday, Dec. 7 celebrated its 10-year anniversary at a luncheon at Summit Church, University Campus, in ...
One of the defendants in the 2016 Club Blu mass shooting has received two life sentences plus 15 years for his role in the case. Demetrius O’Neal was found guilty on two counts of second-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the shooting in Fort Myers on ...
Bridge is played at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, 10360 Stringfellow Road, St. James City. Anyone wishing to play is welcome and does not need a partner. It costs $3 to play, some of which goes back to the winners of the game. Winners for Dec. 3: ...
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 ...