Matlacha News

Christine Scott almost gave it up after 35 years. The south Fort Myers artist struggled to sell her watercolor paintings and ceramics in an economy where people are more concerned with putting food on the table ...

Christine Scott almost gave it up after 35 years. The south Fort Myers artist struggled to sell her watercolor paintings and ceramics in an economy where people are more concerned with putting food on the table ...

The Deco Dames sit waiting, their swirly hair and smoky eyes beckoning to customers.

Thomas LaBarbera has always liked double decker buses. Now, LaBarbera and his partner, Michael McNeil, own and operate a mobile ice cream parlor from a converted bus that once cruised the streets of London, ...

Weekly Lee County Sheriff's Office DUI arrests: On June 30, 2008, at approximately 09:52 am, Lee County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Kayman Persaud Sigh, D.O.B. 06/19/65 of 3219 10th St, Lehigh ...

Officials have nine months to figure out whether the Ceitus boat lift should be replaced with some other kind of lock or lift.

With the removal of the Ceitus boat lift going faster than expected, Cape Coral officials expect that boaters will be able to navigate that area of the Northwest Spreader canal - minus the lift - sometime ...

A proposal to dredge 48 channels in Lee County waterways would lead to setting aside 1,245 acres of waterways as pole-and-troll zones.

She knows how to play the game - games to be exact. Video games, dodge ball, pool games - summer camp counselor Cammie McQuilkin has played them all, and will continue to play for the rest of the summer.

Two Bokeelia residents have been charged in connection with the discovery of what officials are saying is Lee County's first discovered meth lab.

Coping with the disease of middle-class unease is a challenge. But locally, people are finding ways and experts suggest more: Instead of wallowing in despair at the bombardment of economic bad news coming ...

The Burnt Store Boat Ramp will close on July 7, and stay closed through Sept. 4 while crews replace finger piers at the launch site.

Blame us for gas prices It came to me that we, you and I, are the reason gasoline is over $4 a gallon, with no end to the increases in sight.

The Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a monthly business breakfast at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, at Bert's Bar and Grill in Matlacha.

Artists often want the freedom to create with no boundaries. A show in downtown Fort Myers' River District gives them that license.

Cape Coral police have arrested Claude Memoli Jr., 42, of St. James City, and charged him with DUI manslaughter in connection with the death of another man today.

Posted: Updated: A brush fire that broke out around 5 p.m. Friday on Stringfellow Road in St.

Eric Feichthaler says he can do a lot for Cape Coral in the next six months. But after November, he's out as mayor.

Several independent fire district officials said they believe they can cope next year without cutting positions or services despite plummeting property values that generate less tax revenue.

Lee County Property Appraiser Ken Wilkinson Monday released preliminary property assessment figures that show an average 12.4 percent drop in value across the county.