To help those in need ahead of the Easter holiday, the Pine Island Food Pantry is partnering with Winn-Dixie to host an Easter food drive through March 15. Customers can support the food drive by purchasing a $15 food bag with all the fixings for an Easter ham dinner at the Pine Island ...
Achieva Credit Union has opened its newest Lee County branch at 3031 SW Pine Island Road in Cape Coral.
The free-standing 2,100 square-foot building was built by Bandes Construction Company.
The branch’s phone number is 239-471-3564. Branch hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 ...
Vonceil (Vonnie) Bixby of Therapeutic Touch, Medical Massage in Pine Island Center is a certified medical massage practitioner who had to move after Hurricane Ian destroyed her place of business in St. James City.
“When I went to my office, there was a 4-foot waterline on the walls — ...
John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate this week announced its 2023 closed sales volume of $4.5 billion.
The company, which joined the Christie’s International Real Estate network in late 2022, is 100% owned by the founding Wood family and led by President and CEO Phil Wood. It ...
Donna Jo Ruscik admitted she was shocked to be considered for this years’ Al Mills Award, given annually by the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce. Her delight in having won the award comes in large part from the circle of former winners in which Ruscik now finds herself.
“I was in ...
Twenty years ago, the Chamber of Commerce had about 80 members, all small businesses struggling to survive, and not enough money to pay the electric bill at the Welcome Center. The president at the time, Al Mills, had the foresight to suggest holding a yard sale to raise the money needed. The ...
In an endeavor to become a part of the Pine Island community, stand-up comedian Kevin Farley and wife, director and Emmy Award-winning writer Michelle Wendt, are opening specialty store, Salt & Poppy, in Bokeelia on Jan. 18.
The couple met in New York, Wendt said, while she was directing ...
Velma Gifford’s island roots began 5 generations ago on Cayo Costa. Her father was in the Army, which meant the family traveled often, but they always came back to the island for the summer, she said. When Gifford was going into the 9th grade, her parents got a divorce, which brought her ...
Tricia Nasser is a new hair stylist at Christine Karow Hair Designs and Massage, with 25+ years of experience in the industry. Nasser travels back and forth between her New York and Florida locations, allowing her to offer services in several locations to better serve her clients.
Over the ...
Unity was the underlying theme at a recent lunch for local Realtors, organized by Stephen M. Longest of John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate. Agents from Pine Island, Matlacha, Cape Coral and even Fort Myers came out to the Fine Swine for the event.
The agents heard a brief ...