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Bridge Beat

Bridge is played at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church in St. James City. The winners on Oct. 21 were: Ellie Fenyohazi, first place; Dick Terry, second place; and Mary Tobias, third place. Anyone wishing to play is welcome and does not need a partner. It costs ...

Matlacha Hookers selling tickets for Lucky Hook Up

The Matlacha Hookers are giving the community a new way to support local students, while having two dozen chances to win $100 throughout 2027. The Lucky Hook Up: Hooked on Education fundraiser combines scholarship support with a raffle. For $20, participants will receive a ticket that remains ...

SWFL News

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19th Congressional District candidates share views

In the race for the 19th Congressional District seat being vacated by Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Naples), GOP Primary victor and media executive Jim Schwartzel faces Democratic candidate and attorney Victor Arias. Arias, a 65-year old Cape Coral attorney, says he believes he can win the race ...

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Waste collection pick up time to change Monday

Residents of unincorporated Lee County, the town of Fort Myers Beach, village of Estero and city of Bonita Springs are asked to set their trash, recycling and yard waste to the curb by 6:30 a.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 26. It is an hour and a half later than the seasonal set-out time of 5 ...

Local Columns

On the Water: Cooler weather, strong winds make for slow bite

Last week brought us our first cool down of the season, plus wind, lots of wind. While it felt great and the weather was beautiful on land, the drop in temperature had an effect on fishing. A slow bite was common, especially with the strong northeast winds. For many days it wasn’t safe on the ...

Editorials

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Oktoberfest!

The German-American Social Club’s 41st annual Oktoberfest opened last Friday with the traditional “O’zapft is” — the tapping of the kegs. In the Cape, Oktoberfest is the official sign of fall, heralded in by ethnic fare piled on paper plates and enjoyed on old-school concrete picnic ...

Hurricane Ian changed anything permanently on Pine Island?

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