Southwest Florida International Airport is the only airport in the state where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed, the Lee County Port Authority Board’s chair said Tuesday. The ICE initiative began Monday, Chairman and County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass ...
A pasta dinner fundraiser for Pine Island resident Lisa Dence will be held Wednesday, April 15, at the St. James Civic Center. Dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m.; eat-in or carry-out. Tickets are $20 and available in advance from Julie Robbers at (239) 744-9767 or at the door. Dence is ...
What began with a handful of dedicated individuals trying to preserve small Calusa Island in 1976 has matured into an island-wide land conservancy now protecting over 2,400 acres of Pine Island. The Calusa Land Trust celebrated its 50th anniversary on March 7 with an exuberant crowd of several ...
Come to the Potter’s Guild end-of-season show Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, and enjoy the work of local artisans exhibiting in the courtyard of Koucky Studios. Saturday’s is the last show of the 2025-2026 season. This end-of-the-season show also honors the age-old tradition of ...
Cadets across the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs within the School District of Lee County came together to make a powerful impact in the fight against hunger in Southwest Florida. Through a coordinated food drive spanning 16 schools, JROTC students collected an ...
Carla Arguello and Erika Barrabi are the proud new owners of Savage Skillet in Bokeelia, which opened on Dec. 6, 2025. Barrabi said the pair never met in the cooking industry when they both had their own separate food trucks in Miami, and stressed that this is very uncommon. “I saw her ...
