Fort Myers Celebration of Florida’s Emancipation Day May 20
The Lee County Black History Society plans a program “The Women of 1865 and Thereafter” from 3 to 6 p.m. May 20 at Roberto Clemente Park, 1936 Henderson Ave., Fort Myers. The program will be [...]
Suncoast Credit Union awards $20,000 grant to Guadalupe Center
Guadalupe Center has received a $20,000 grant from Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to enhance learning opportunities for students in the Early Childhood Education Program. Funds will help cover instructional expenditures, including learning materials and classroom [...]
Chicken Salad Chick Giving Cards raise $1,190 to benefit Community Cooperative
Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual, Southern-inspired chicken salad restaurant, has presented a $1,190 check to Community Cooperative to help fight hunger in Southwest Florida. The funds were part of Chicken Salad Chick’s annual Giving Cards [...]
The School District of Lee County to host Virtual Recruitment Fair on May 23
The School District of Lee County is hosting its 2023 Virtual Recruitment Fair from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23 to recruit for a range of positions for the 2023-24 school year. During the [...]
Lee County Legal Aid Society receives $10,000 donation from Lee County Bar Association
Lee County Legal Aid Society received $10,000 from the Lee County Bar Association Foundation to fund the “Legal Advice at the Lee Clerk’s Self-Help Center” program which provides free, 20-minute legal consultations on a variety [...]
SalusCare to reopen its Crisis Stabilization Unit Monday
SalusCare will reopen its Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) on Monday, May 15. The CSU, where some of the area’s most urgent and severe mental health crises are treated, has been closed since Hurricane Ian due [...]
Meteorologist Nash Rhoades to lead Gulf Coast Village hurricane preparation Lunch and Learn
Meteorologist Nash Rhoades of WINK-TV will lead a hurricane preparation lunch and learn event being held at Gulf Coast Village at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24. Following Hurricane Ian this past September, the need [...]
Big Green EGGfest raises $25,000 for SWFL nonprofits
The fourth annual Sunshine Ace Hardware Big Green EGGfest raised $25,000 to support charitable organizations in Southwest Florida. Held April 1 at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs, EGGfest attracted more than 700 barbecue lovers, who [...]
Cypress Lake Golf Club’s Jeremy Wells qualifies for PGA Championship
Jeremy Wells, director of player development at Cypress Lake Golf Club in Fort Myers, has qualified for the prestigious PGA Championship at Oak Hill in Rochester, New York. In the second of the PGA TOUR's [...]
Jazz on the Harbor raises funds to support vulnerable children in Southwest Florida
Jazz on the Harbor, an annual music, culinary and sunset celebration, raised $35,591 to support programs and services offered by the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit. Held March 30 at Isles Yacht Club [...]
Tim Tebow shares message of hope, compassion at Southwest Florida Community Prayer Breakfast
Two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow delivered a riveting keynote address touching on faith, humanity and hope at the 2023 Southwest Florida Community Prayer Breakfast. Held May 4 [...]
Mighty Mussels’ ‘Country Night’ to feature Garth Brooks tribute band
Grab your blue jeans, boots and cowboy hats as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels break out the guitar and southern twang to celebrate Country Night on May 13. The evening concludes with a postgame concert [...]
AJS Realty’s Hamish Williams named CoStar Power Broker
Hamish Williams, senior vice president of sales and leasing at AJS Realty Group, earned the 2022 CoStar Power Broker Award for producing among the highest transaction volumes in Southwest Florida. Williams, who specializes in health [...]
Foxtail Coffee Co. opens first location in Southwest Florida
Foxtail Coffee Co. opens its first café in the Southwest Florida market. The café, opening today, is located at 2700 Immokalee Road, Suite 1, in Naples, and offers a cozy, rustic setting for coffee lovers [...]
Petey’s Upper Deck reopens at Matanzas on the Bay on Fort Myers Beach
Matanzas on the Bay on Fort Myers Beach completed its first phase of recovery after Hurricane Ian with the reopening of its popular upstairs bar, Petey’s Upper Deck. Petey’s Upper Deck is open daily from [...]