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The City of Cape Coral is working with Florida Department of Transportation on a mission to make Pine Island Road safer.

A brush fire was sparked by a rollover crash in Lee County causing a power outage for many Saturday night. According to Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District, the brush fire occurred off Pine Island Road on Little Pine Island. The rolled-over vehicle damaged a power pole and that triggered the power outage many in Lee […]

Saturday was Pine Island’s annual festival celebrating the wonderful bounty of the island. People celebrated the tropical fruit fair with all sorts of activities, contests, and of course, mangos.

The results are in. Survey responses confirm that drivers and pedestrians want to feel safe navigating the Pine Island corridor.

Volunteers for the non-profit group “Better Together” supplied essential items to communities following the storm.

The U.S. Coast Guard has organized a waterborne operation to help people evacuate Pine Island during daylight hours on Sunday. Residents are asked to make their way to Pine Island Fire Department, 5700 Pine Island Rd NW, Bokeelia, where they will be taken by truck to Yucatan Waterfront on Pine Island Road via truck. From […]

Lee County Commissioners are deciding whether to add seawalls to the Little Pine Island Bridge or entirely replace it. Little Pine Island Bridge didn’t fare well during Hurricane Ian, especially its seawalls. That BBQ Place owner, John Petrus, told WINK News he’s against the idea of entirely replacing the bridge. He’d rather Lee County simply […]

The Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District has sand and sandbags available for residents preparing for Nicole. Sandbags are located at 5700 Pine Island Rd., Bokeelia (Fire Station # 1) Sandbags are limited to 25 per resident within the Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District Sand is staged at the Pine Island Little League field parking lot […]

The Matlatcha Bridge connecting Pine Island was leveled during Hurricane Ian, but construction is underway less than a year later.

Heartbreak for the Pine Island and Matlacha communities as Hurricane Ian’s storm surge pummeled the area. Tuesday, not only are we looking back, but we’re also looking forward to what’s ahead for our community. Pine Island and Matlacha are filled with people who did not hesitate to help and lift their neighbors up, and the […]