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- Florida PPP loan recipients: See the full searchable list of who received them
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 02:59 PMResults show the range of the loan received, jobs retained, date approved, and other details released by federal government Monday, July 6.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Southwest Florida hospitals face shortage of COVID-19 drug remdesivir
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 04:03 PMOn Wednesday, 9,989 new infections were reported, pushing the statewide total to 223,783 cases, according to the state Department of Health. The death toll stands at 3,889.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: YMCA offers summer programs at Happehatchee Center in Estero
Thursday - 07/02/2020 - 03:21 PMChildren are able to participate in summer programs at the Happehatchee Center in Estero through the Bonita Springs YMCA.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Love Boat Ice Cream, a 53-year-old Fort Myers institution, adapts to pandemic with drive-thru
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 11:00 AMLove Boat Ice Cream has been a Fort Myers favorite since 1967. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the shop to adapt, with a hand-scooped drive-thru.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - COVID-19 in Lee County: What you need to know Wednesday, July 8
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 11:43 AMIn less than two weeks, Lee County has doubled its total number of COVID-19 cases, from 4,062 on June 25 to 8,125 Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fort Myers cancer treatment center agrees to $2.34M settlement; will return VA overpayment
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 11:58 AMA whistleblower who found the Fort Myers-based cancer center was being overpaid millions will receive 20 percent of the $2.324 settlement.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lee's back-to-school plan might need tweaking after state orders a full reopening in August
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 02:26 PMThe back-to-school plan set to go before the Lee County school board Wednesday needs to hone in on a new state requirement to fully re-open schools.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chicago will require visitors from 15 hot spots - like Florida and California - to quarantine
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 04:49 PMLike the New York City metro area, Chicago will require visitors from 15 states with high COVID-19 rates to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In the Know: Cape Coral pet clinic, eye doctor opens, steakhouse indefinitely delayed
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 07:10 AMThe Vizcaya-Prado Veterinary Hospital and Quigley Eye Specialists were recently completed and opened. The Prime 239 steakhouse has been delayed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Opening of Luminary Hotel delayed by one month due to pandemic
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 05:00 AMThe opening of the Luminary Hotel in downtown Fort Myers has been delayed by one month. The hotel was supposed to undergo a soft opening in August.
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- Lee Health calls for more critical care staff as 9 out of 10 ICU beds are now full
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 04:18 PMThe CEO warned last week that the hospital system could run out of capacity by the end of the month. But by Wednesday morning, Lee Health's four ICUs were already at 91% capacity.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman tests positive for COVID-19
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 04:29 PMA Lee County commissioner has tested positive for COVID-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chances are high for development of next tropical storm of 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 08:45 AMThere's a 70 percent chance for a tropical storm to develop over the next five days.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coronavirus in Florida: What you need to know Wednesday, July 8
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 10:54 AMWednesday marked the 15th consecutive day that at least 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in Florida.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'I feel threatened!' Viral outburst at Fort Myers Costco costs man his job
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 08:38 PMA Fort Myers man was let go by Ted Todd Insurance after a video of him yelling received more than six million views on social media Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two of trio arrested at Cape Coral council meeting part of ministry protesting many causes
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 03:17 PMLt. Allan Kolak, a Cape Coral police public affairs officer, said a trio's arrest at council meeting was not for not wearing masks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'h': The story behind the cryptic Fort Myers billboard
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 08:00 AMJohn Casterline, 16, of Naples, who has about 213,000 followers on Tik Tok, started a trend on the platform that culminated in the LA-based music duo Party Shirt paying to display "h" on the digital billboard.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coronavirus in Florida: What you need to know Tuesday, July 7
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 10:43 AMThe cumulative percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Florida was 9.4% Tuesday, increasing for the 23nd consecutive day.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Letters to editor for Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 06:00 AMReaders write about masks vs. COVID, seat belts, no smoking, and the Postal Service in letters to the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cape Corals votes down plan to mandate masks in public
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 06:08 AMAfter a long, and at times contentious, public hearing the Cape Coral City Council voted 5-3 Monday to reject requiring people to wear masks in public.
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- Fort Myers Beach Margaritaville Resort project gets legal victory, may start construction by year's end
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 03:22 PMJudges with the Second District Court of Appeals in Lakeland passed down a decision in favor of the Margaritaville Resort project.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lee superintendent says start date for schools could change depending on COVID-19 numbers, decision by July 20
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 04:37 PMLee County families will have four options to choose from when they send kids back to school this fall. A decision is expected by July 20.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Open for business: Coronavirus economic impact
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 07:29 AMWatch on July 14 from 8-9:30 p.m. as regional experts answer questions about the impact the coronavirus has had on the Southwest Florida economy and workforce.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fort Myers restaurants: Sweet Drips makes water ice, cheesesteaks — and dreams-come-true
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 10:06 AMThe new Sweet Drips food truck in Fort Myers makes doughnuts, Philly water ice and cheesesteaks. It's all owner JoDora Pender dreamed of, and more.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bank of America temporarily closes branches in SWFL due to coronavirus
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 06:06 PMBank of American closed some of its branches in Florida Monday, including ones in SWFL, amid the spike in coronavirus cases.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Broadway Palm cancels 'Sound of Music' in Fort Myers over coronavirus concerns
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 05:37 PMBroadway Palm has canceled its upcoming production of "The Sound of Music," just two weeks after postponing the show over coronavirus worries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fort Myers church fires back at social media claims it intentionally exposed members to COVID-19
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 03:50 PMIn a Facebook post on Tuesday, First Assembly of God called claims that it intentionally exposed children to the coronavius "false and defamatory."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Have you seen the 'h' billboard in south Fort Myers? Here's the story behind it
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 09:53 AMWhat's it trying to sell? What's it trying to say?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - COVID-19 in Lee County: What you need to know Tuesday, July 7
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 11:49 AMIn the last seven days, the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Lee County is 19.17%.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Unexpected surge in Lee property values may offset gas, bed tax fall
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 05:47 PMLee County Manager Roger Desjarlais said he will recommend banking an expected $6 million in increased property tax revenue to brace for pandemic related future shortages.
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