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Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lee County under a flood advisory as rains swamp area's roads
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Lee County Sunday afternoon, alerting residents to expect minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Radar showed bands of rain and thunderstorms passing through the area and some Fort Myers roads were flooded with knee-deep water. Video by The News-Press...
SWFL reacts to the presidential debate
Whether you’re rooting for Former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden, or you just can’t choose a side, everyone has an opinion about this debate. Just about every restaurant and bar we walked by in downtown Fort Myers seemed to have the debate on at least one TV, Thursday night, so we walked inside many of these businesses and started talking to people.
Goodyear, Arizona to Fort Myers, Florida: 10 fastest-growing retirement hot spots in America, according to a new study
When Americans think about where to retire, they're pretty likely to think about Florida and a June GOBankingRates study of the fastest-growing retirement hot spots around the U.S. shows just that. Four of the top 10 retirement hot spots ranked in the study are in Florida. The Sunshine State also...
No-see-ums back in droves on Sanibel
SANIBEL, Fla. — They're so small it's nearly impossible to see them, but their bite is horrendous. "No-see-ums," as they're known, are back in droves on our barrier islands, thriving in any brackish water they can find. "When you get to the boat ramp, you just have to run...
Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo takes over downtown Fort Myers
All weekend, people saw a bunch of cool tattoos and showed off their own at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in downtown Fort Myers. The Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo featured 171 booths, with 200 local, national and international tattoo artists. “We have over 235 artists that are here from...
Southwest Florida invests billions in beach nourishment projects post-Hurricane Ian
Are the billions of dollars spent on sand worth all of the big dump trucks rumbling through small island roads, giant excavators sitting on the beach and giant piles of sand and dirt laying right next to beach chairs?. Since Hurricane Ian came to our shores, Southwest Florida has spent...
Every candidate elected unopposed in the Lee County 2024 elections
More than 100 candidates including a county commissioner and two constitutional officers were elected or reelected when the qualifying period for Lee County county, city and district offices ended at noon June 14. The qualifying period is a set time frame where candidates can officially register to run for office....
Fourth of July event to help preserve historic Estero house
Our past is everything. It is how we have come to find ourselves in the present and lays the foundation for the roads we take into the future. History is more than just the important people, dates, and events we memorize and too soon forget in school. It is part of us all. It gives us a vision of how people lived, the trials they faced and how they survived them. History is also how we will be remembered. It is the basis of legacy.
Groundbreaking for Festival Park in Cape Coral set for July
The City of Cape Coral announced the groundbreaking ceremony date for Festival Park at 1100 Wilmington Parkway. In a news release, the city announced that the groundbreaking will begin at 9 a.m. on July 26. No reservation is required to attend. Festival Park will provide Cape Coral with festival grounds...
Letters to the editor for Sunday, June 30, 2024
Letters to the editor should be 250 words or less. Include your name and city or community of residence. Guest opinions should be 600 words or less and include a brief summary of the author’s credentials relevant to the topic. Guest opinions may include a head shot of the author. For the Fort Myers News-Press, email submissions to mailbag@news-press.com and for the Naples Daily News to letters@naplesnews.com.
Reshape the Cape in upcoming city election
If you read Nextdoor, Facebook, the Breeze, attend a raucous, dysfunctional City Council meeting, or deal with an unresponsive city bureaucracy, you are familiar with the myriad of complaints about the decisions, behavior and apparent distain for the citizens of Cape Coral embedded in the current City government composition. I...
As DeSantis cuts arts funding, tax revenues will go down, tourists will stay away | Letters
Gov. DeSantis has eviscerated funding for the arts and culture in one uncaring slash. Studies have shown that for every $1 spent on arts and culture programs, $9 more in related spending is generated. Restaurants, hotels and businesses are the beneficiaries of Florida Rep’s location in Fort Myers’ River District. Tax revenues will go down, tourists will stay away, many jobs will be lost, and some nonprofit organizations will be forced to close.
Two SanCap Chamber Ribbon-Cuttings Surpass The 100 Milestone
Since Hurricane Ian, the SanCap Chamber has steadily hosted ribbon-cuttings to celebrate the comeback of community businesses and organizations. This week, a ribbon-cutting at VCA Sanibel Animal Hospital, 1509 Periwinkle Way on June 25 marked the 100th ribbon-cutting since the storm surge and winds washed out most buildings and work places. Another celebration took place on June 28 to welcome a new business to Sanibel Island, Captiva Curio Cottage at 1037 Periwinkle Way.
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