Matlacha News

Another art gallery in downtown Fort Myers! What a great idea, thought Greg Knezevich.

The first Fish Fest will be held 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct.

Rising fire service taxes in Pine Island and Matlacha led one commissioner to resign about month before his imminent re-election. Bob Elder, the chairman of the Matlacha-Pine Island Fire District, submitted ...

Celebrate the anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt's dedication of the Matlacha Pass, Pine Island and Island Bay National Refuges on Saturday.

Julia's Arts, presents "Halloween Costume Extravaganza" October 10th-11th, 2008.

More than 700 volunteers - and not much garbage - made this year's International Coastal Cleanup one of the most successful since Lee County began participating 20 years ago.

The new fire station going up on Pine Island will be able to withstand winds of more than 155 mph, and that will allow firefighters a safe haven to ride out any storms and prepare for recovery efforts.

September 11th has passed. As I traveled throughout neighborhoods and main roads of Cape Coral, I was saddened to see how few American flags were flying.

Builders Care, the nonprofit arm of the Lee Building Industry Association, is at it again.

MATLACHA: Higher than normal tides causing trouble for families in the tiny Lee County community of Matlacha.

Last week, researchers from the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Laboratory found dead fish in Tarpon Bay and the Caloosahatchee River.

The annual fishing tournament at Olde Fish House Marina in Matlacha will be held Sunday, Oct.

It was quite refreshing to note that former Mayor Kempe of Cape Coral is supporting James Middlebrooks.

The Cape's Emergency Operations Center went on line early this morning. An emergency plan, honed through hurricane's Charley and Wilma, went into effect with the blessing of the City Council called to an ...

Below is a list of businesses that will be open for the thousands of people in Southwest Florida with an unexpected day off Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Fay's forecast crawl up the west coast of Florida and toward this barrier island is a sickening reminder to many here of Hurricane Charley, which devastated the area in 2004 as a Category 4 ...

Peter Wake bore witness to historical events of the late 1800s, but many of his adventures have yet to be realized.

The storm clouds gathered, and the thunder rumbled, but Cape Coral National Night Out sites carried on.

There are 92 government entities in Lee County that collect property taxes. In the face of an 82 percent vote in Lee County favoring Amendment 1 for property tax reform, 29 of them have raised property tax ...

A Matlacha couple foiled a burglary attempt by two men early Monday, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.