Back in the 1900s, the Edisons grew many fruits and vegetables to capitalize on the mild winter weather in Fort Myers and compensate for limited options to purchase fresh produce. The excess harvests were sold or shipped north to friends and family. Though the local Heitmans opened a grocery store downtown in 1898, it was […]

FIREARMS LEFT IN VEHICLES It seems as if almost daily we watch news reports depicting gun violence across the nation. At the time of producing this security tip, the United States has lost 9,974 individuals to gun violence and has seen another 18,208 injured in 2025 alone. This message is neither an assault on Second […]

SAVE THE DATE OCTOBERFEST CELEBRATION AT THE CROSS CREEK COUNTRY CLUB ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW! September is hop harvest time! The main area of hop farming in the United States is the Pacific Northwest including Washington, Oregon and Idaho. But Florida is growing hops as well. It started as research at […]

The Montage Women’s Club is a social and philanthropic club open to all women residing in Lee County. We normally meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. Our August meeting took place at the Hilton Garden Inn (Captiva Ballroom), 12600 University Drive, Fort Myers 33908, corner of College Parkway at the Summerlin Road overpass. […]

Help us raise funds just by donating gently worn, used and new shoes! Be sure to ask, friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to donate too! Collected shoes not only help support us, but they will be reused and given a second life by those in need through #microenterprise. It’s a WIN-WIN! Dates: Sept 8 – […]

The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, November 6 at 11:30 a.m. Our speaker will be Dr. Andrew Kurtz, the founder of Gulf Coast Symphony. This is his 30th Anniversary Season as music director, president and CEO. Dr. Kurtz’s very interesting presentation will focus on the role that the symphony plays in […]

The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, October 2 at 11:30 a.m. Our speaker will be Christopher Balzano who is a writer, researcher, folklorist and current host of the podcast Tripping on Legends. His interesting presentation will focus on documentation of the paranormal and urban legends. The meetings are being […]

VERANDAS DATELINE THE VERANDAS End of Summer: Here we are into September, and we are awaiting the return of the snowbirds. Where did the summer go? Patio Time: It is only a matter of time before we start getting the patio ready for the great Thursday patio parties. Many thanks to Rodger and Mary Erickson […]

SECRETS. EMILY ELIZABETH DICKINSON The skies can’t keep their secret! They tell it to the hills – The hills just tell the orchards – And they the daffodils! A bird, by chance, that goes that way Soft overheard the whole. If I should bribe the little bird, Who knows but she would tell? I think […]