With the President’s signature on the federal water bill – The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) – the EAA reservoir is one step closer to providing relief to the Caloosahatchee and St Lucie estuaries and supplying needed water to Everglades National Park. The bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin work on […]

Lee County’s housing market saw a lot of positive change during the month of August, according to the latest statistics just released by Florida Realtors®. Year-over-year, sales were up quite a bit for both Single Family Homes and Townhouses and Condos. Estero was the hottest market by far. Last month there was a 10.3% increase […]

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson Talks with Local Business Owners Affected by Algae Crisis By JULIE GLENN • SEP 14, 2018 TweetShareGoogle+Email US Senator Bill Nelson talks with Sanibel business owners about impacts of algae on tourism and economy JULIE GLENN The Sanibel and Captiva Chamber of Commerce reports businesses on the two islands lost $19 […]