The Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers once served as a winter home for Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Back in 1885, Thomas Edison was one of the original snowbirds after building a winter estate on Florida's southwest coast. His home, known as the Seminole lodge, became a ...

The building opened on Oct. 20, 1911. The construction and furnishing of Gwynne Institute cost $45,000 (well over $1 million ...

So far, we’ve covered the history of The News-Press, the formation of Lee County, the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county ...

The Naples Flower Show & Garden Market, one of Florida’s largest juried flower shows, is from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., March 14 ...

A bill moving in the Legislature would make gathering signed petitions — needed to get proposals on the ballot — more ...

Fort Myers Yacht Basin lessee wants another year for permitting, blames Army Corps. Other city residents point to 'massive' scope of the project.

Suntex, a Dallas-based company, is requesting a one-year extension on its lease for the redevelopment of the Fort Myers Yacht Basin ... the U.S. 41 Bridge to the Edison Bridge downtown, stopping ...

Keep Collier Beautiful invites the community to register for the Bay Days – Great American Cleanup on Saturday, March 22.