State Sen. Jonathan Martin has introduced a bill that could change the way Floridians pay taxes. Martin, R-Fort Myers, is shepherding a bill which could potentially eliminate property taxes and replace them with a mixture of budget reductions and by raising sales tax rates through what the ...
Babcock Ranch is celebrating the completion of the final park in The PKWY with PKWY-Palooza Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fun-filled family event will feature trolley tours to the town’s six newest parks, food trucks, live music, face-painting and pet adoptions. Attendees can ...
Spring Training is back, and Lee County’s Traffic Operations Center reminds motorists to be prepared for increased traffic near the stadiums at game time, especially when the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox take to their respective fields at the same time on the same day. This year, ...
Recent data released by Southwest Florida’s largest food bank showed a substantial increase in distributions in 2024 compared to the previous year. Harry Chapin Food Bank's 2024 Impact Report detailed a 10.6% increase in pounds of food distributed from 2023 to 2024, totaling 39.5 million ...
The limited scope audit conducted by Lee County Clerk and Comptroller Kevin Karnes for the Lee County School Board did not reveal any major problems. Karnes said the suggestions and recommendations that they made to the board were relatively normal and expected. “I didn’t have anything ...
A keel-billed toucan named Rita, and a Moluccan cockatoo named Dusty have moved into new homes at the Wonder Gardens, thanks to generous donors, Joy and Denis Franks on behalf of the Ammerman Family Foundation. Rita and Dusty were adopted by the Wonder Gardens after the Shell Factory announced ...
