Lee Memorial Health System Foundation and Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida announced Tuesday that the $20 million challenge grant issued by Tom Golisano in May, 2012 has been matched.Chico's FAS, Inc. donated $1 million to close out the match. Chico's FAS and its associates ...
Cape Coral firefighters successfully completed a world record setting attempt by pulling a fire engine one mile in just over 11 minutes Saturday.Cape Coral firefighters came out in force, putting together a team of 50 members to pull a fire engine down Chiquita Boulevard. The team began the ...
The city of Cape Coral has been put on notice that an environmental coalition will sue unless a new barrier is installed in the North Spreader Canal.The group filed a 60-day notice of a lawsuit to enforce a previous Settlement Agreement and Department of Environmental Consent Order requiring ...
The Cape Coral Breeze has launched a new weekly feature: What's Cool in?School. Each week the section, published in the weekend edition of The Breeze, will feature candid photographs from the various Cape schools in the Lee County School District's West Zone. All of the photos published here ...
The Fall Frenzy September Adoption Promotion at Lee County Domestic Animal Services is nearing an end but the shelter is still overflowing with felines.To boost cat and kitten adoptions even further LCDAS is featuring the following specials through Sept. 30:* Monday Night Football Madness ...
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday declared a local state of emergency as a result of the nearly 10 inches of rain that fell on the area early this week following heavy summer rainfall.Much of the work will be done in the North Fort Myers area, where private gravel roads ...
Ida S. Baker High School senior Abby Kingery has a daunting task at hand, but it's one she very much looks forward to.Kingery, a cadet with the school's Junior ROTC program, was promoted to Area Commander, and will oversee more than 5,400 cadets within the school system.Kingery was selected ...
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Viva Cape Coral! will take place Saturday.The event, which is in its third year, will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on Southeast 47th Terrace, between Southeast 10th Place and Coronado Parkway, in the downtown area. It is free and open to the ...
Numerous business people are expected to turn out Monday to voice opposition to a controversial new sign ordinance proposal first discussed two weeks ago.Among the Cape Coral City Council meeting attendees will be Shea Hambling, owner of Creative Computer Solutions, who started a petition a ...
Members of the Cape Coral Fire Department undoubtedly have their work cut out for them.On Saturday, a team of 30 to 35 firefighters will attempt to break a Guinness World Record, while helping to raise money and awareness for cancer research and support within the local community. The team is ...