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44,000-plus citations issued for passing stopped school buses

An initiative to keep students around Lee County safe at bus stops launched one year ago last week.  It was on Nov. 5 of 2025 that School District of Lee County, BusPatrol, and the Lee County Sheriff's Office launched stop-arm safety cameras on district school buses with the goal of making ...

Playhouse to present ‘Aesop’s Fables’

The Pine Island Playhouse will present “Aesop’s Fables: A Collection of Aesop’s Fables for the Stage” from Nov. 13-15 at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church in St. James City. Involving various directors, the production will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a matinee at 2 ...

Boat charter caters to people with disabilities

Capt. Austin Schimansky is a Florida native, U.S. Navy veteran and firefighter-paramedic with special water rescue skills who, as a result, travels the country during storms to help rescue those in distress. He said when in the water, he is most at home in the Pine Island Sound. In addition ...

SWFL News

Lots coming up for the North Fort Myers Arts Association

Good afternoon, dear readers of The Breeze North Fort Myers Neighbor and Cape Coral Breeze — We are the North Fort Myers Arts Association. Our office and gallery is located at 120 SE 13th Street, Cape Coral – on the grounds of Gulf Coast Village Independent Living Center, 1333 Santa ...

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44,000-plus citations issued for passing stopped school buses

An initiative to keep students around Lee County safe at bus stops launched one year ago last week.  It was on Nov. 5 of 2025 that School District of Lee County, BusPatrol, and the Lee County Sheriff's Office launched stop-arm safety cameras on district school buses with the goal of making ...

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Legends Golf & Country Club to show off commitment to vets this Veterans Day

Legends Golf & Country Club is showing off its commitment to veterans this Veterans Day with several fundraising events to support paralyzed veterans. Its members have provided more than $390,000 in years past, and they will be at it again this year —— both on Nov. 10 and on Veterans ...

Local Columns

On the Water: Now is a fun time to get on the water and enjoy it

Finally, we put together a week of good weather. If you were on the water fishing, you probably noticed mullet and baitfish everywhere and a lot of them. The water is alive with activity from fish of all sizes, dolphins, manatees and birds right now. It’s a fun time to get on the water and ...

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 ...

Do you think Pine Island would fight data centers coming in or being built in the island communities?

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