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Cape Coral Music & Arts Fusion Walk set for Saturday

A Cape Coral event that welcomes a combination of music and arts to the South Cape takes place this Saturday night for the first time this season. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department will presents the Cape Coral Music & Arts Fusion Walk on Feb. 28, from 5 to 9 p.m. along Southeast ...

Pup’s Day Out fundraiser will benefit Golden Retriever Rescue

The community is invited to attend the fourth annual Pup’s Day Out to support Golden Retriever Rescue of Southwest Florida. The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Rusty’s Raw Bar & Grill, 4631 S.E. 10th Place. The event’s sponsor is Tommy’s Express Car ...

The 81st anniversary of the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima during World War II was held March 22 at Veterans Memorial Park in Cape Coral. The event was hosted by the Pfc. Paul E. Ison Detachment 60 Marine Corps League. ALL PHOTOS BY MARK CLIFFORD

Ag Expo continues with Moonlight Madness, the big draw for Friday

The 2026 Southwest Florida Ag Expo will kick off its first weekend with its traditional Moonlight Madness rides-and-admission special tonight. The expo — themed this year as Roots N Rides — opened Thursday and will run from through Sunday, March 8, with promotional nights happening ...

Lehmann, Kilraine, set town halls in March

Two Cape Coral City Council members have scheduled town hall meetings in March. Cape Coral District 2 Councilmember Laurie Lehmann has scheduled a town hall meeting for Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Cape Coral Lee County Public Library, 921 S.W. 39th Terrace, District 5 ...

Celebration of life set for former state attorney Joseph P. D’Alessandro

Services have been scheduled for Joseph P. D’Alessandro, the first state attorney for Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit. A Fort Myers native who went on to serve in the office for more than three decades, D’Alessandro, 86, died on Feb. 16 following a brief illness. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, March 6, at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Resurrection in Fort Myers. When the Florida Legislature created the 20th Judicial Circuit in 1969, Gov. Claude Kirk appointed D’Alessandro to serve as its first lead prosecutor. In a post on social media, State Attorney Amira ...