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SanCap Bank Locations Are Collection Sites For School Supplies
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is accepting school supply donations at all seven of its open Lee County branches in partnership with The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. All donations collected through Aug. 2 will benefit the Education Resource Center at The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, which aims to support local teachers by ensuring they have the necessary resources, at no cost to them, to provide a quality education to their students. The Foundation also has Amazon and WalMart wish lists where items can be purchased and directly shipped to the Education Resource Center.
How do I find my HOA rules and regulations in Florida? Which ones can I legally fight?
More than 75 million Americans live in subdivisions or other communities with homeowner associations (HOAs) that require them to pay monthly fees and follow a set of rules. And Floridians who live in places with homeowner associations finally have laws to regulate what HOAs can and can’t do to them. According to the U.S....
Big beach expansion coming to Fort Myers Beach: What to know
It's time to rebuild parts of Fort Myers Beach, and contractors started on a $22 million renourishment project last week on the island town of 5,600. Although Hurricane Ian ripped away giant swaths of sand from the island, this renourishment project has been scheduled for years, well before the devastating storm made...
1 dead, 1 injured, 1 arrested after three-vehicle crash in Cape Coral Friday morning
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — One person is dead, one was arrested and another was taken to the hospital after a major crash in Cape Coral on Friday morning. Cape Coral police responded to the scene at the Pine Island Road and Andalusia Boulevard intersection. Officers say three vehicles were...
Florida sits on federal EV money that could provide more chargers
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Last week, lots of people were tee-heeing or tsk-tsking about the Florida Department of Transportation taking down the old “Welcome to Florida” signs (or “WTF” for short). The DOT then put up new state line signs saying, “Welcome to the Free State of Florida.” Free — to do what, exactly? Drive reeeeeally fast because you’re […] The post Florida sits on federal EV money that could provide more chargers appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
2024 Games: FSU's Jeremiah Davis preparing his long jump talents to tackle Paris Olympics
One jump changed the trajectory of Jeremiah Davis’ life. In a few weeks, one more could cement his legacy as one of the greatest athletes ever from Southwest Florida. Not a month has passed since Davis, a 2019 Lehigh Senior High School graduate, won the long jump at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials with a leap of 8.20 meters putting him on a direct path to the Paris Games. ...
Republicans Folley, Benarroch talk Medicaid, guns, more at first District 81 forum
Republican representative candidates Greg Folley and Yvette Benarroch talked everything from guns, social media and affordable housing to the arts, small businesses, immigration and man-made meats at the first forum for Florida District 81 on July 16. Organized by the Naples Reagan Club – formerly the Naples Republican Club –...
The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university resigns after donation debacle
The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million dollar donation from a dubious donor. Larry Robinson submitted his resignation last week and will leave Florida A&M University at a time when state officials...
Woman arrested, accused of stealing from Cape Coral Kohl's and Target
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A woman was arrested after months of investigating connected her to a grand theft at Kohl's in Cape Coral. In February, Blanca Miranda Rodriguez, 47, was reportedly seen on camera pushing an empty stroller after entering Kohl's with a minor female. Reports say Rodriguez removed...
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