Southwest Florida Lifestyle Articles

Country band Grayson Rogers celebrates album with party

Country band Grayson Rogers celebrates album with party

Popular Cape Coral band Grayson Rogers sticks with what works for its new debut album: A rocking country sound practically guaranteed to get people up and dancing. The Cape Coral-based band recorded basic tracks for the 10-song album at Nashville's Polygraph Records...

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Camuto Group shoe company coming to Bonita Springs

Billion-dollar fashion footwear company The Camuto Group expects to hire and start training 25 financial back office employees in the Bonita Springs area in the next month and plans for up to 50. The fashion footwear design, marketing and retailing company has many...

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Number 1 Best City for Ashmatics is Cape Coral FL

Number 1 Best City for Ashmatics is Cape Coral FL

Eric Fetzer says moving to Cape Coral may have saved his son's life. He says Zac was on 9 different medications and constantly in and out of the hospital when the family lived in Denver. Multiple websites, including WebMD and Health.com, have Cape Coral ranked as the...

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Lee home permits on even keel, foreclosures stay low

Single-family-home permits in August in Lee County were up slightly from a year ago while foreclosures stayed almost the same. Unincorporated Lee had 85 single-family permits; Cape Coral, 61; Fort Myers, 50; Bonita Springs, 46; and Sanibel, 4. Builders pulled a total...

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New Docks Going in at Tarpon Point in Cape Coral

New Docks Going in at Tarpon Point in Cape Coral

We are very excited that the new docks are under construction at Tarpon Point. This is a major enhancement to this beautiful deep water marina in Southwest Cape Coral. The new docks are near the Nauti Mermaid outdoor grill and bar at the Westin resort....

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Starbucks Opens in Downtown Cape Coral

A brand new Starbucks has opened in downtown Cape Coral, on Cape Coral Parkway, just east of Coronado. It's a drive through with free Wi-Fi and all the usual treats. Starbucks - South Cape Coral 4802 Chester St Cape Coral, FL 33904 239-945-3893 Additional Starbucks...

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People of Influence: The Rosen brothers in Cape Coral

The Rosen brothers, go-getting businessmen from Baltimore, are No. 2 on The News-Press list of the most influential people in Southwest Florida history. Why? Because what they did changed everything, propelling Southwest Florida growth and development. In 1957, the...

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Yes, it does cost less to live in Florida

When you spend $100 in Florida, your money goes a whole lot farther than in high-cost areas such as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia. That same amount of money will buy you more in Florida — as much as 20...

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Lionfish stings reporter, reporter eats lionfish

Fun article in the News-Press on lionfish hunting. They are an invasive species, but apparently good eating. Excerpt: "Question: What feels like a combination of the worst trip ever to the dentist, a ruptured ear drum, a dislocated shoulder, a severe burn, a nail...

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