A donation of 10,000 pairs of brand new shoes came at the right time for one Southwest Florida nonprofit organization. Operation Warm provided Laces of Love with the sizable donation, allowing the local organization to provide more than 11,000 pairs of shoes, in total, to kids in need in ...
The day after Hurricane Ian hit, JROTC cadets at Mariner High School jumped into action. They were going door to door, checking on their neighbors. “I was not able to sit at home knowing that outside there were people who needed help,” said Mariner’s JROTC Brigade Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Elena Cardenas-Cruz. “After the first event I attended I felt so happy that I was able to help people. From that day forward, every event opportunity, I wanted to help organize and participate. Nothing compares to serving others!” While not alone in their efforts to help, the cadets kept on ...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline a Hurricane Ian Benefit Concert at Hertz Arena (The Hoffmann Family of Companies) in Estero Thursday, Dec. 1. The night will also feature performances by Ira Dean, Brian Kelley (of Florida Georgia Line), Tracy Lawrence, and Ted ...
Residents of Cape Coral are getting a little tired of waiting for their debris to get picked up, their internet restored and of their community looking like a hurricane hit it, like it did. Wednesday, during the regular meeting of the city council, City Manager Rob Hernandez stressed ...
The Cape Coral City Council will get an update on the recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian and the new EnerGov system today. There was no background materials on either subject at press time. There also will be an ordinance to repeal certain standards regarding security or fire alarms homes ...
When islander and former Aeropostale CEO Tom Johnson saw the shape of the island after Hurricane Ian hit, he said he knew something had to be done to help Pine Island. He gives credit for the whole idea to his wife Marie, as he and an old colleague came up with the tag line, “Stronger than ...
