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ECHO Global Food and Farm Festival a learning experience

The annual ECHO Global Food and Farm Festival returned to its roots this past weekend. After several years of expansion to the point where is became a weeklong event, it retuned a single day event where ECHO opened its farm to the public and featured tours, food tastings, and workshops for ...

Cape Coral remembers Kayla as family works for change 

Kayla Rincon Miller, 15, had a bright future ahead of her. She did not live to see it On March 17, 2024, Kayla died from gun violence, shot in an armed robbery on a Cape Coral street as she and two friends walked toward McDonalds after seeing a movie at Coralwood Center. Kayla's legacy, ...

CROW to host 44th annual Taste of the Islands

An upcoming fundraiser will support the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. CROW will present its 44th annual Taste of the Islands on March 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Hall on Sanibel. Leading up to the big event, Restaurant Week will take place on March 13-20. “Taste of the ...

E26 fledges without mom

With all the drama that’s been happening at the nest of Southwest Florida’s most famous eagle family, it would be understandable if some people forgot that the eaglet in the tree at Pritchett Farm was about to take flight for the first time. That moment happened early Tuesday night when ...

Deadline approaching for Achieva Foundation scholarships

The Achieva Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship program, which this year includes one scholarship for a home-educated student.   The new scholarship, established in honor of Achieva’s former CEO Gary Regoli and his wife Teresa, is a $3,500 bequest.   In ...