“Let’s Fall in Love, An Evening of Love Songs,” featuring pianist Robert Bahr, will be presented Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at Epiphany Episcopal Church of Cape Coral. Bahr, who grew up in a large musical family in a small farming community in southern Iowa, started playing piano and reading music at the age of 4. […]

6 days ago · United Way School Resource Center donates bikes to students who walk to school January 29, 2025 1 min read. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the United Way School Resource Center was able to distribute 24 bikes and helmets to give to Lee County School District students who have to walk to school.

The Florida Department of Transportation, District One, is reminding the public of the upcoming reconstruction of the Little Pine Island Bridge in Matlacha. The bridge was scheduled to be reduced to one lane during the nighttime/overnight hours as of Monday, June 17, as a part of the Phase I construction plan. Phase I construction activities […]

Oct 24, 2024 · Lee County Solid Waste was scheduled to resume recycling and yard waste collection in all franchised service areas beginning Monday, Oct. 21. For yard waste, residents are asked to use containers, paper lawn and leaf bags, or place in bundles no more than 50 pounds and no more than 6 feet in length. Residents can […]

Nov 6, 2024 · While Perfect Cup owners Rich and Rachael Chalupski were excited to get back open after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, they admit they were delighted to see the comeback of Matlacha with the reopening of Blue Dog, their “cross the street neighbor,” which was especially hurt two-plus years ago. “We were super happy to see them […]

All the hurricanes Mother Nature could muster have not kept Pine Islander Kimberly Franklin from being resilient. With two small children (Emmitt and Marlie) who attend Pine Island Elementary, she has had to hold her life together, in spite of all the weather and storms. She has been in the business of beauty for 24 […]

Jan 31, 2024 · Around 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30, crews from the Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District were dispatched to a residential structure fire on Avenue D in Bokeelia with a possible victim down in the front yard. According to a report from the M/PIFCD, responding units PI-1, PI-3, Capt. 150, E-151, E-152, E-153, E-15 and Lee County […]

David and Ellen Lane, along with partners Amber and Mike Brady, took over ownership of Miceli’s on June 28, 2023, and opened on July 3. Lane said the only issue they’ve had, so far, is that once people found out the restaurant was under new ownership, they assumed there were going to be a vast amount of changes.

As with the start of every school year the challenges almost solely fall upon transportation and the drop-off and pick-up lines at schools. “The first couple of weeks parents need to be patient and let them iron it out,” Regional Associate Superintendent Chuck Vilardi said of getting families to understand the process. Parents should give […]

May 23, 2024 · The Greater Pine Island Elks Lodge #2781 conducted its annual installation of officers for 2024-2025 on March 25. Exalter Ruler John Hotzfield and his officers were installed by the Past Exalted Rulers of the Greater Pine Island Lodge, led by Leroy Lippman, PDD. Founded in 1871, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is the largest […]