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Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation gives out $75K in awards

The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation recently held their end-of-season meeting and announced that $75,000 was given to the Estero Island Historic Society, Fort Myers Beach Art Association, Keep Lee County Beautiful, Bay Oaks Recreation, Ostego Bay Summer Camps, Friends of Lovers Key, Support for Sailing, The Mound House, Estero Bay Buddies, The FMB Chamber Water Foundation, and Beach Kids Foundation. In addition, scholarships were awarded to 21 college students with ties to the beach. The Foundation also continues to fund an endowment at Florida Southwestern State College that will provide scholarships. "The Foundation is overwhelmed with gratitude for the support of both ...

Sports car show at Santini Marina Plaza

What’s Up FMB, an organization made up of local businesses on Fort Myers Beach, announced the start of a monthly car show at Santini Marina Plaza beginning this Saturday with a sports car show featuring high-octane luxury vehicles like Lamborghinis and Porsches. The "Coastal Cars & Coffee Summer Series" will start this Saturday at the shopping center on Fort Myers Beach between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday's event will feature sports cars from Past Lane Drive Naples, the Lamborghini Club America Florida members group, and the Porsche Club of America Everglades Region. Attendees can expect to see Lamborghinis, Ferraris, McLarens, Porsches, and other high-performance luxury ...

Coast Guard terminates yacht's charter voyage

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach law enforcement crew terminated a charter voyage near San Carlos Bay that was allegedly in violation of a federal Captain of the Port Order issued May 6. According to a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, the charter was allegedly an illegal ...

DiamondHead Beach Resort files plans for expansion on Fort Myers Beach

The Diamondhead Beach Resort has officially filed plans with the Town of Fort Myers Beach to expand its footprint at 2000 Estero Boulevard. The plans call for adding 57 rooms for a total of 178 rooms on the site. To do so, the DiamondHead Beach Resort would build an addition to its existing ...

Local Planning Agency denies request to remove parking

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency (LPA) rejected an attempt by the owner of 1161 and 1165 Estero Boulevard to eliminate all parking requirements on the properties. The lot, which is approved for residences and office space, has four on-site parking spaces, with a joint parking ...

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CROW seeks handmade nests to comfort baby wildlife patients

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is seeking handmade knitted or crocheted nests for orphaned and injured baby birds and small mammals in their care. Needed sizes are 8-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch diameters for the nests. They should be made with tight stitches, a soft but sturdy ...

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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, ...

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School district addresses declining enrollment

Faced with dropping student enrollment, the School District of Lee County says it is taking a proactive approach to stop the bleed. “We want to be parents’ No. 1 choice,” Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin said during a workshop Tuesday. “The way we do that — it starts with a ...

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Guest commentary: SCCF provides update on legislative special session

Last week, the Florida Legislature met to discuss three issues during its Congressional Map Redistricting Special Session. The Legislature passed a new congressional map that creates four more Republican-leaning seats. The map could face a legal challenge as it may violate Florida’s 2010 ...

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Editorial | Oh, when will they ever learn

For those of us old enough to remember the ‘60s, the times they aren’t a-changin.’ The current administration’s decision to wage a boots-on-the-ground “police action” is not the first time an administration, citing preservation and protection of country ideals, has been willing to ...

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