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Islander looks to recover after fire takes home, livelihood

By By PAULETTE LeBLANC

On Sunday, Feb. 22, islander and commercial fisherman Steve Long endured a disastrous fire at his house, which he’d built with his own father. According to Pine Islander Anna Long, her father was out on one of his boats fishing at the time of the fire. The elder Long lost much of his work equipment in the blaze. “Because he was on his little boat when it happened, he does have his truck, because his truck was parked at the dock and he has his little boat, but he hasn’t just completely lost his house, he’s lost his livelihood. Yesterday he was saying he just wants to go to work and he can’t even do that because he has no fishing poles or cast nets or any of it. All of his ...

Bill Medley bringing The Righteous Brothers to Fort Myers

Bill Medley is best known for his smooth baritone voice on the mega-hit "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" as part the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo The Righteous Brothers. But in the early days of the group, before they recorded the most-played radio song in American history, he was ...

Ag Expo continues with Moonlight Madness, the big draw for Friday

The 2026 Southwest Florida Ag Expo will kick off its first weekend with its traditional Moonlight Madness rides-and-admission special tonight. The expo — themed this year as Roots N Rides — opened Thursday and will run from through Sunday, March 8, with promotional nights happening ...

Women in Construction Week to be marked with celebration luncheon

Next week, a recently formed organization, will hold its inaugural Women in Construction Week Celebration Luncheon in Fort Myers. The event, set for March 3 at Taberna Ole’ Restaurant, is being organized by Southwest Florida Women in Construction, a professional organization. SWFL WIC was ...

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Roots ‘N Rides: Southwest Florida Ag Expo continues through Sunday

It has been an interesting few years for the Southwest Florida Ag Expo. First the event was completely rebranded three years ago. Now, the location has had a name change. However, those who showed up for the first day of the expo on Thursday at Mike Greenwell Regional Park (formerly to Lee ...

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23rd annual Sam Galloway, Jr. & Friends Soup Kitchen Benefit set for March 5

A local non-profit that helps fight hunger in the area will host its biggest event of the year next week. Community Cooperative will hold its 23rd annual Sam Galloway, Jr. & Friends Soup Kitchen Benefit on Thursday, March 5, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Each year, local restaurants prepare and ...

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Ag Day will shine a light on the agricultural portion of the expo March 7

A major component for the Lee County Southwest Florida Ag Expo continues to be for the youth. Ag Day will shine a light on the agricultural portion of the expo on Saturday, March 7. The doors open at 11 a.m. for the market animal auction, the livestock auction. Lainey Fisher said the ...

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Editorial | Actions have consequences

By School District of Lee County estimates, 3,400 students took part in walkouts last week in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The walkouts took place at 13 of the district’s high schools — all but two — and at one middle school in south county. School ...

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