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State records showed that the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted inspections at 71 restaurants in Charlotte County in the last 30 days. The good news is that 54 establishments passed on their first visit.
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee County is preparing for significant budget cuts as Amendment 3 is expected to reduce property tax revenue by $109 million, forcing tough decisions about funding priorities. "We're losing essentially 26% of the money we had to work with," Commissioner Brian Hamman said. Hamman stressed...
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — An apartment building at the 81 West Apartments complex in Lee County has been vacant for three years due to noticeable sinking, prompting residents to call for transparency from property management. "It does look like, like it's about to collapse," said Christian Cowan, a resident...
Buffalo Wild Wings GO is planned for 25 Homestead Road North, Unit 45, in Lehigh Acres, according to records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The address is in Lehigh Town Center. Though an exact date has not been confirmed, a representative for the planned location told...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County School District is considering closing two elementary schools as district leaders look for ways to address budget cuts, Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin said. The proposal is expected to be presented to the Lee County School Board at its next meeting, where board...
Drivers in certain areas of Florida like Gainesville, Fort Myers, Orlando, and Collier County, have begun noticing odd little blue lights mounted on the top of some traffic signals. What are they there for? In spite of what you or your passengers may have speculated, they have nothing to do with red light cameras. However, like traffic cameras, they play a role in catching drivers who run red lights.
Charlotte County’s real estate market is no longer moving in lockstep, with single-family homes and condominiums showing distinctly different trends, according to an analysis by a real estate technology company. Chris Dold, founder and CEO of Vero Beach-based Agent Arena, said the findings are based on closed sales recorded...
Will celebrate milestone anniversary with special $20 menu, daylong live entertainment. A Cape Coral restaurant has been hanging around for quite some time will celebrate a milestone anniversary this Saturday. Monkey Bar Steak & Seafood will mark 20 years of business in the Cape, with $20 specials and entertainment from...
Top 3Pest control · Cape Coral, FL·Checked Nov 9, 2026. My Treasure Coast house taught me to ask what’s being treated, what gets written down, and what happens if the ants come back. I read the Cape Coral pest-control reviews with those questions in mind, especially the questions worth asking before anyone treats your kitchen.
Lee County continued to reliably vote Republican in the November 3 general election. But there were exceptions. For example Precinct 417, which votes at Suarez Hall in Schandler Hall Community Park in Tice, voted for every Democrat on the ballot. One majority-black precinct in Lee County That is no surprise as Precinct 417 is in and of itself an anomaly in Lee County. The precinct has 4,583 active voters. Of those 2,294 are Democrats and 1,199 are registered without party affiliation. Some 870 – just less than 19% – are Republicans. Democrats are a slim majority with 50.05%. Precinct 417 is the only Black-majority precinct in Lee County. There are six majority-Hispanic precincts, all of them in Lehigh Acres. There are also six majority-Democrat precincts out of 99 in Lee County. As of November 9 there are 252,405 registered Republicans in Lee County. There are 111,422 Democrats and 147,069 registered with another party or no party. The difference was glaringly obvious in the two Lee County commission races. Precinct votes all Democrats In District 2, Democrat Elliot Taylor took 76% of the vote over winner Cecil Pendergrass in Precinct 417. No Party Affiliation candidate DeMaria Artis took 68% of the
PORT CHARLOTTE — Officials say they want to dramatically increase the fees charged to new home builders, but fear they could be sued by developers.
On election day, Lee County voters overwhelmingly voted for Amendment 3; property tax reform.The final tally was 199,877 yes votes and 90,186 no votes. The Lee County Board of Commissioners is the first to announce a workshop on the issue. The details of what voters approved:. In 2027, the homestead...
Lee County Domestic Animal Services is making November a month to remember with special adoption savings designed to help more pets find loving homes. Throughout November, adult dog and cat/kitten adoptions will be just $25. Anyone adopting a cat or kitten can adopt a feline friend at no additional charge, giving two deserving cats the chance to find a home together.
Charlotte County commissioners have approved a contract reported at $29 million to pump new sand onto several miles of Gulf beaches battered by a string of hurricanes, with the work targeting Manasota Key and South Beach. The deal cleared the Board of Commissioners as part of its consent agenda at Tuesday’s meeting, with no discussion before the vote.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County School District is considering closing Tice Elementary and Orangewood Elementary, a proposal that could affect around 1,000 students and 60 teachers, leaving parents searching for answers and expressing frustration. Nicole Doss, a mother of an Orangewood Elementary kindergarten student, shared her disappointment...
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A vacant lot on Lee Boulevard in Lehigh Acres, once home to food trucks, may soon be transformed into a food truck plaza as developers prepare to meet with county officials next week to present their plans. "Here, in Lehigh, we've had it for four...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Rosemary Niedzwiecki, a Lee County resident in her 70s, nearly lost her life to pneumonia earlier this year after trying to push through her symptoms. “I said, I have to fight. I can't give up,” Niedzwiecki recalled. Known for her active lifestyle and competing...
UnitedHealthcare sent Lee Health a proposal on Oct. 30 to keep its Medicare Advantage and commercial members in network, and the insurer’s Lee Health notice, updated Nov. 3, says the Lee County system still intends to leave both networks starting Jan. 1, 2027. Across the Gulf Coast in Sarasota, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System says... The post UnitedHealthcare says Lee Health intends to leave its Medicare Advantage network Jan. 1, 2027, and Sarasota Memorial says renewing its contract appears very unlikely appeared first on The Financial Wire .
Southwest Florida is seeing a growing push to create and preserve affordable housing as communities look for ways to help workers, families and longtime residents remain in the region . Last week marked the opening of a 144-unit affordable housing community in Fort Myers, while a new workforce housing development with 15 below-market-rate apartments is scheduled to debut Wednesday on Sanibel. Housing preservation organizations are also expanding locally in an effort to help existing homeowners stay in their homes. The projects come as national data continues to show housing affordability pressures making homeownership harder to achieve for many Americans. Rising home prices, elevated mortgage rates and a limited supply of attainable housing have pushed many would-be buyers to the sidelines. The local activity mirrors concerns outlined in last week's new National Association of Realtors' 2026 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, which found first-time purchasers remain historically underrepresented in the housing market and continue to enter homeownership later in life. Here's what to know. What new affordable housing opened in Southwest Florida last week? While affordability concerns persist nationwide, several Southwest Florida projects are aimed at increasing housing opportunities for workers and lower-income residents. Thursday brought the official opening of
