Special meeting called to address UEP frustrations

July 3, 2009 » Full Story

• Keeping the mentally ill out of jail
• Red, White & BOOM! to offer area’s largest July 4th celebration
• Officials urge safety this Fourth of July weekend
• Boater safety a focus on the 4th

Major Attractions

January 12, 2009 'Must See' Places in Southwest Florida » Full Story

Major League Baseball: Spring Training

May 29, 2009 Southwest Florida has been a hotbed for Major League Baseball spring training for decades. Legends of the game such as Roberto Clemente and George Brett once roamed the grounds at Terry Park in Fort Myers. » Full Story

• Ice Hockey: Florida Everblades
• Arenafootball2: Florida Firecats
• Minor League Baseball
• Florida Gulf Coast University athletics

Sanibel beaches earn top spot in magazine

June 26, 2009 The beaches of Sanibel have been ranked among the 20 best beaches in America by Men's Journal magazine. » Full Story

• Bonita Springs/Estero
• Boca Grande / Port Charlotte / Punta Gorda
• Cape Coral
• Captiva

Welcome to beautiful Southwest Florida!

May 28, 2009 If this is your first visit to sunny Southwest Florida, it probably won't be your last. Most residents were once visitors who chose to make it home. The reasons why are easy to understand. Its climate is one of the best in the nation. Water is everywhere — from the Caloosahatchee River to the Gulf beaches of Fort Myers Beach and the islands of Sanibel, Captiva and Gasparilla to the canals of Cape Coral, the flats of Pine Island Sound and the paradise of the outer islands of Cayo Costa, Useppa and more. Soutwest Florida just explodes with tropical flavor. » Full Story