Melvin Vigo

The Pool of Yuck is a reward for a job well done for students at Bonita Springs Charter School. “I am looking forward to this. This is going to be very fun,” said Keira Thompson, a fourth-grader at Bonita Springs Charter School (BSCS). Principal Carissa Carroll gave students a little motivation to raise $50,000 for […]

A new and rare type of apartment complex with workforce housing in mind is being developed at 2010 Hanson Street in Fort Myers, former home of the Araba Shriners’ hall. Those buildings will be razed, likely sometime this summer, said Tom Rossi, a co-owner of Redburn Development, which paid $2 million for the buildings and […]

The Louisville Slugger Warriors traveled to Naples, Florida to play a doubleheader against the SWFL Naples All-Star Team on Memorial Day weekend. Pitching Coach Len Whitehouse and Head Coach Curtis Pride have a combined 40 years of professional baseball experience with 16 years in the major leagues. The former players turned coaches travel the country, […]

Nature has a way of replenishing itself even in the most difficult conditions. That is the hope for hundreds of baby orchids being planted at Goodlad & Swank Insurance in Lehigh Acres. Dr. Jason Downing with the Million Orchid Project at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami drove the native Florida plants all the way […]

One thousand flags are displayed in a Field of Honor at Laishley Park in Punta Gorda. They all look the same, but they all tell a different story, just like the special people they represent. What makes a hero a hero? In the Field of Honor in Punta Gorda, it’s someone you will never forget. […]

Sometimes in life, we have to play the cards we are dealt. Criminal defense attorney Malcam Godwin didn’t get the best hand growing up but he made a decision early in life to be the change he wanted to see in the world. “I was an undergrad at Flagler College. An unfortunate incident happened with […]

Out of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, an estimated 240,000 are still alive. Lt. Col. George Beshara, now 103 years old, is one of them. He was born during World War I and fought in World War II. Beshara, who lives in Naples, joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. […]

Giving public displays of affection is a rare and specific love language. But, Mitch Gilbert is fluent at showing love to his wife, Denise. So Mitch let Denise, and all of Bonita Springs know how much he loves her for their 25th Anniversary. The heart-eyes emoji is a pretty clear indicator of love and affection. […]

We are all striving for a long healthy life. At 94-years-old still hitting tennis balls three days a week, Henrietta Speth is showing us exactly how it’s done. She began playing tennis in 1965 when a new raquetball court opened in her hometown and offered classes. At 38-years-old, Speth picked up a racket with a […]

The term ‘book ban’ has grown in popularity over the past year. The term refers to the books that groups want, or have pulled from public school libraries due to the content within them. According to one viral image, Florida is helping to lead the way in banning books, and it is true. The image […]