Mike Walcher
Instructor, FGCU Journalism Program-
A Southwest Florida company has submitted the low bid to demolish City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. The city administration confirms it now plans to ask the council to award a contract on April 6. -
Collier County Commissioners voted Tuesday to draw up a contract to pay $11.6 million to the Trust for Public Lands for a major bike and walking trail. That group needs $60 million by fall to buy abandoned tracks from Seminole Gulf Railway. -
As many as 20 companies are interested in submitting bids to demolish a once-beloved sports stadium: City of Palms Park in Fort Myers.The City of Fort Myers says representatives of 20 companies attended a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the park on Tuesday afternoon.
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Dreams of a long bike and pedestrian trail in Southwest Florida have moved closer to becoming reality. The Trust for Public Land and Seminole Gulf Railway have announced a new agreement on turning old train tracks, into a trail for recreation. -
This week marks 161 years since Union and Confederate troops met in The Battle of Fort Myers.It was one of the 10,000 places where the Civil War was fought, to paraphrase the opening narration in Ken Burns' epic PBS-TV series: The Civil War. -
Collier County tourism is recovering well from years of hurricane damage in the region. That's according to as report supplied to commissioners Tuesday. -
The results are in from a public survey, and they offer some possibilities about revitalizing McCollum Hall in Fort Myers. The hall in the Dunbar community was the center of African-American during several decades of racial segregation. -
The iconic Shell Factory in North Fort Myers closed some time ago, and now the property has sold to a Florida company for just over $3.9 million. -
Lee County leaders are holding off on asking voters to raise the sales tax. The extra money would be used to build bigger and better roads, and improve other transportation options to ease congestion.
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A refuge for rescued animals and non-releasable birds, The Wonder Gardens is celebrating its 90th anniversary.
