VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in churches from his native ...
A nonprofit is hosting an event next week where patrons can see drinks mixed and have tables catered to by “local celebrity” bartenders and servers. Lee Association for Remarkable Citizens will host its first-ever “Shaken, Stirred & Served” fundraiser at Nevermind Awesome Bar ...
For the 10th consecutive year, the Boston Red Sox presented local public high-school seniors each with a $5,000 college scholarship by the Red Sox Foundation. All Lee County charter and ALS schools were added with one $5,000 scholarship also being awarded to a student from this category for a ...
Hancock Creek Elementary’s Danielle Hopkins is one of six teachers who received the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Award earlier this month. “I was overwhelmed and overjoyed,” Hopkins said about being named a Golden Apple recipient. “Happy tears were flowing, and my heart was ...
The North Fort Myers Civic Association is devoted to serving the community. Yet, they realize they are not doing it alone. Countless people, often out of the limelight, help to make this area a great place to live, work and play. Several of those people received recognition during the ...
The community of Matlacha is remembering legendary artist and islander extraordinaire Leoma Lovegrove. Lovegrove, 72, died April 10 with her husband, Mike Silberg, at her side. She was diagnosed with and had battled Stage 4 breast cancer since 2018 but the disease neither defined or ...
