This Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, the Greater Pine Island Civic Association will once again join forces with the Pine Island Garden Club and the Calusa Land Trust to show Pine Island some love during a special pine tree giveaway.
The giveaway, which will be held at the Pine Island Garden Club public garden on Park Lane from 1-4 p.m., next to the tennis courts at the center, will provide longleaf pine seedlings to Island residents to help repopulate Pine Island with native trees lost due to the stress and subsequent beetle infestation from hurricanes Ian, Helene and Milton.
The cost is free, though canned good donations for local food banks are encouraged.
The trees come from the ...
A Friends of Cayo Costa gathering will be held Sunday, Feb. 1, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Tarpon Lodge.
Islanders are invited to come share your stories of visiting Cayo Costa, get a park update, VIPS update and enjoy a great sunset.
The cost is $25 for current Friends Of Cayo Costa members, $35 for future friends. Space is limited and reservations are required.
There will be light bites a cash bar and door prices you must register by Jan. 23 at https://www.friendsofcayocosta.org/events.
The Tarpon Lodge is at 13771 Waterfront Drive, in Pineland, in Bokeelia.
Saint James City Civic Association president Cena Hamby said she is thrilled to offer another boating safety class this year to anyone who would like to be certified without having to leave Pine Island. The class will be held Friday, Feb 13, from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the cost is $45 cash ...
The Fort Myers Garden Council has special events planned for February.
The council will host The Strolling Flower Show: ”Awesome Blossoms” Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First St., Fort Myers. That will be followed by the District IX FFGC Judges Council Annual Flower Show Thursday, Feb. 12, from 1-3 p.m., at the Garden Council headquarters at 2166 Virginia Ave., Fort Myers.
A celebration of “Through the Decades,” the Royal Palm 70th Year Placement Flower Show, will be held Thursday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 2166 Virginia Ave., Fort Myers.
Then on Sunday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a ...
Blue Crab Key will host a “treasures” sale Saturday, Feb. 7, from 8 a.m. until noon in multiple units on Blue Crab Circle
The tag sale will be located at various units on the condo complex property. Arts and crafts will mostly be located in the clubhouse. Some artists host their work at their condos.
Condo owners offer a variety of new and slightly used items. Artwork, jewelry and special handmade items. Baked goods and books will be offered inside the clubhouse.
The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to procure a contractor to build several safety measures for the remaining two-lane section of section of Burnt Store Road from Van Buren Parkway north to Vincent Avenue.
The planned improvements will include:
• Adding rumble ...
Saint Michael Lutheran School will hold its eighth annual Touch-a-Truck event, presented by Drake Ready Mix and Dynamic Equipment Group, this Saturday, Jan. 24, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The free family event is open to the public and will take place at the Saint Michael Lutheran School and ...
Lee County has enacted a burn ban for unincorporated Lee County and municipalities effective immediately due to increasingly dry conditions throughout Southwest Florida. The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to enact the ban at a regularly scheduled meeting today.
The county’s ...
The St. James City Civic Association has scheduled the following activities :
Wednesday, Jan. 21
• Yoga with Carole: 9 – 10 a.m. A gentle yoga class for all skill levels and modifications needed. Please bring your own mat.
• Little Learners Nature Group: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Open to ...
For those of us old enough to remember the ‘60s, the times they aren’t a-changin.’
The current administration’s decision to wage a boots-on-the-ground “police action” is not the first time an administration, citing preservation and protection of country ideals, has been willing to ...
