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Bonita Springs residents were hoping to get a resolution last week for a 14-mile linear park project that would connect the city to Florida’s statewide network of multi-use trails. But opposition to the project from some residents and pending studies must be resolved first. Residents of The Vines, a community split by railroad tracks to be used as the trail, urged that the trail ends at Estero Parkway, shown here.

Bonita Estero Rail trail organizers near $35.2 million pledge goal

Bonita Springs City Council pledges $17 million toward trail project.

Gianna Clemente of Estero, right, and LPGA icon Michelle Wie West, walk out onto Yankee Stadium to toss the first ball at a recent game. They was in town for the Mizuho Americas Open, which Clemente won as the American Junior Golf Association Junior Champion in 2024. West is the tournament host.

Estero golfer has decisions to make while traveling the world

17-year-old Gianna Clemente throwing out first pitch at the April 14 Yankee game highlights a busy year

SWFL to host U.S. Open women, seniors and men qualifiers

Southwest Florida is living up to its reputation as one of the golf capitals of the United States.The region is hosting three U.S. Golf Association qualifiers, one in April and two in May. Crown Colony in south Fort Myers is hosting the senior men’s 18-hole qualifier April 25 and the men’s 18-hole U.S. Open qualifier May 8. Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples is hosting the women’s 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier May 13.The senior men’s open and the men’s and women’s U.S. Opens are three of the most prestigious events in golf.The Florida State Golf Association selects the qualifier sites.

Gianna Clemente smiles at the first hole during singles matches of the 2024 USA vs Australia Team Match at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Logan Whitton/USGA)

Estero Teen named 2024 Golfer of the Year

Estero’s Gianna Clemente, at the age when most teens are getting their driver’s licenses, took a trip down memory lane during her speech accepting the 2024 Rolex Junior Player of the Year Award earlier this month in San Antonio, Texas.

Feeding Southwest Floridians Who Have Lost Income Because of Red Tide

Some southwest Floridians are being economically affected by the ongoing red tide bloom, and one area nonprofit is doing its part to help them. The Harry…

Lee County Schools Feeds Food Insecure Kids Over Summer Break

Now that summer break is upon us, food insecurity is hitting some Southwest Florida families especially hard. According to a recent United States…

Since Hurricane Irma, residents have helped tend to endangered Key deer, shown here in October 2016 after an outbreak of Old World screwworm. Federal wildlife officials, however, warn that feeding the deer can harm them.

Please Stop Feeding The Key Deer. Wildlife Managers Say It Hurts, Not Helps

Federal wildlife managers in the Florida Keys have a message for residents: Please stop feeding the endangered deer. Since Irma washed over Cudjoe Key...

Feeding the hungry will be harder than ever for the world's largest food aid agency

The World Food Programme, a U.N. agency and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is facing cuts in its budget that experts are describing as "unprecedented."

AI is contentious among authors. So why are some feeding it their own writing?

Many authors are concerned about the use of their copyrighted material in generative AI models. At the same time, some are actively experimenting with the technology.

Word Central Kitchen has partnered with Bear's Smokehouse BBQ to help provide meals for the Asheville, N.C., community.

After helping in war and quake zones, this restaurateur feeds residents hit by Helene

Jamie McDonald has provided meals in Ukraine and Turkey as a volunteer with World Central Kitchen. Now, he's partnering with the global charity led by José Andrés to feed residents in Asheville.

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