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Beyond chemo: Evolution of cancer care

By TINA GEGECKAS news@breezenewspapers.com Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time to recognize how far cancer care has come and how much continues to change. Advances in chemotherapy, targeted therapies and other treatments have helped improve outcomes for cancer patients, giving many the ...

Achieving the American Dream: The first chapter

Her mantra is she’s a Cuban immigrant by birth, American by choice. Zuleidy “Zuly” Fernandez has hit another milestone. Fernandez — DMD, MS, board-certified periodontist, implant surgeon and founder of the Dental Medicine Center in Cape Coral, — is celebrating a year of building a ...

Church to hold Family Fun Festival, Nov. 15

Faith Generation Church invites families to a special Sunday Service and Family Fun Festival on Sunday, Nov. 15 starting at 10 a.m., held at the William "Bill" Austen Youth Center at 315 SW 2nd Ave., Cape Coral. After a powerful and uplifting message, children and parents are invited to enjoy ...

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Property taxes vs. home values report: Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro ranked No. 11

A national research organization has ranked the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro number 11 among the country's top 100 markets where property taxes are growing faster than home values.  "In Florida, property taxes have outpaced home values more than anywhere else in the country," a release issued ...

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Thrive Academy celebrates expansion

Family Initiative celebrated the completed expansion of Thrive Academy with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday and appeals from state and local officials for continued growth in the service of families and children impacted by autism. Thrive Academy is a K-12 private school serving students diagnosed ...

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FGCU’s Martinez nets pair of penalty kicks in draw with Stetson

Aron Martinez scored his eighth and ninth goals of 2026 on penalty kicks to push Florida Gulf Coast men’s soccer to a 2-2 tie with Stetson in the regular season home finale on Saturday night. “We showed a lot of character, we showed a lot of heart,” head coach Oliver Twelvetrees said. ...

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The Arts | There is much to learn about here

Hello, dear readers. I hope you’re having the time of your life here in the North Fort Myers area. We’d surely like to engage with you as we make efforts to tell you about some of the many local and regional opportunities that abound in our area and develop, with your help, new ones that ...

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