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Haitian-American Coalition awards scholarships

The Haitian-American Community Coalition of Southwest Florida awarded four scholarships this year, including a recipient attending a Cape Coral school. Honorees include Mariner High School student Gioasnanti Feneus, Layla Lubin from Lehigh Senior High School, Abigal Castor from ...

Student Film and Television awards presented

North Fort Myers High School’s Sami Curls earned three honors at the recent 2026 Lee County Student Film and Television Awards. There were more than 150 entries submitted by hundreds of students from 24 schools. Curls took wins for “Operation Over-Easy” for promo video; “Hit the ...

Cape restaurateurs expanding to Lehigh

Sometimes returning home is meant to be.  For a Southwest Florida husband-and-wife business-owning duo, going back to their roots is coming to fruition soon.  Miguel and Samantha Carmona are owner-operators of Culver’s on northeast Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. Before operating ...

Coyote pup hit by vehicle receiving critical care at CROW

A critically injured coyote pup is receiving intensive emergency treatment after it was apparently hit by a vehicle in Cape Coral last Friday. When the roughly 7-week-old dehydrated coyote was brought to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island, Dr. Jessica Comolli, ...

Lee County operations adjust schedule for Memorial Day

Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows: Solid Waste •  All garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in unincorporated Lee County, the City of Bonita Springs, ...