Nature and Animals

MARCH ON THE WATER Good things happen this month on the waters around Southwest Florida. The kickoff to the spring fishing season is in full effect as we transition out of winter to the warm days of spring. For the next couple months or until the daily afternoon rains begin, we experience the clearest water […]

FEBRUARY ON THE WATER Waters around Southwest Florida affords us a choice of fishing opportunities as we move towards the close of winter with spring in sight. While some fish are completing their spawning duties, others are just beginning. February will bring us cold days followed with a warming trend. By the later part of […]

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAINED GLASS Celebrate the Edison Festival of Light and help feed the hungry by attending Mrs. Edison’s Hymn Sing, Tuesday, Feb. 4, at The First Presbyterian Church in downtown Fort Myers at the corner of Second Street and Lee Street. It’s the 35th anniversary of the hymn sing, which is an official […]

GATEWAY WOMEN’S CLUB, BRADY VOGT, AND FORT MYERS – GLADIOLUS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD BRADY VOGT, AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, AND FORMER GROWER OF GLADIOLUSES AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS STEPHANIE MENA Brady Vogt brought smiles to members of Gateway Women’s Club (GWC) as he rekindled the almost forgotten times when Fort Myers was known as the Gladiolus Capital of […]

“Really, God? A n o t h e r hurricane?” Full disclosure here. That was my first heart-gut reaction when foreboding forecasts of Milton blew up our screens. And boy I was miffed. Three, count ‘em, three this year: Debby, Helene, and Milton haunting and hurling their way to ravage many parts and lives in […]

What you do to your landscape matters. From the vegetation you plant to the irrigation and fertilization schedule, an take on yard maintenance can save you time and money, plus make a positive impact on the environment. According to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, there are nine principles to follow […]