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A loggerhead turtle laid the first nest of the year Friday on Bonita Beach, three weeks into nesting season.

It's no secret: Local tourism boosters love bathrooms. They say it's simply about making it easy for beachgoers to answer nature's call in clean, secure surroundings.

Interviews continue to be scheduled with prospective applicants for the District 1 Lee County Commission seat as each application is examined.

Three dead loggerhead sea turtles have washed up on Fort Myers Beach in the last two days, two hit by boats and another found in pieces.

Foster's Grille is doing so well on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral that owner Jeff Smith is opening a second location and pondering a third.

SANIBEL ISLAND : Lee County tourism leaders want to make it clear the beaches are clean, oil-free and open for business.

Darla Letourneau of Sanibel Island has been honored as Citizen Bike Advocate of the Year by the Florida Bicycle Association at its annual awards ceremony during the recent ProBike/ProWalk Florida Conference, held in Lakeland, Fla.

When Lake O contained too much water between 2005 and 2007 extraordinary efforts were made to protect Southwest Florida's pristine environment, our tourism, fishing, and real estate economy, and our quality of life.

Gov. Charlie Crist met Monday with four candidates vying for an appointment to succeed the late Bob Janes on the Lee County Commission.

Annabel Dawson leans over her ivy-covered balcony. The spring sunshine glints off her strawberry blond bob as she scans the peach-colored sidewalk below where shoppers stroll.