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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 ...

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, ...

District ‘right sizing’ efforts questioned

Efforts to cut staff in the School District of Lee County will negatively impact schools, parents, students, staffmembers and their families told the school board on Tuesday night in an emotionally-charged meeting. Much of public input at the board’s Tuesday meeting revolved around what the ...

SWFL News

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Local Columns

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 ...

Editorials

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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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