A new, free and on-demand transportation service is now in operation to help veterans easily reach medical appointments.Provided by Manatee County’s Veterans Services and Transportation divisions ‘Manatee Moves’ will directly connect county veterans to health providers by utilizing a rideshare service. Accessible through a smartphone app, Manatee Moves is open to all pre-registered veterans who can walk on their own, or who use an assistance device like a folding walker.

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear Vic and Candie Delnore talk about falling in love in their 40s, their volunteer work, and being busier in retirement than when they were working.

The Triple A Auto Club is again offering its Tow-To-Go program, now through January 2nd.As a last resort, Floridians who have had too much to drink can request a tow truck to pick them up along with their vehicle. The number to request the service is 1-855-2 TOW 2 GO or 855-286-9246. That’s 855-286-9246.

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear hear Joy Gugliuzza speaking with her granddaughter Ella Gugliuzza about favorite memories, fears, aspirations, God, gratitude, and living in Florida with her Gigi and Poppy.

Christmas Day marked the 109th annual Christmas Celebration held at the Dr. Piper Center in Dunbar. The event has a long and rich history, first taking place in 1915.The mother of Ella Mae Piper, the Fort Myers trailblazer who the Dr. Piper Center is named for, started the event that year by treating just 15 little girls from Dunbar to Christmas dinner. After her mother’s death in 1926, Piper continued the tradition. She used her connections as a local entrepreneur to gather donations and support for the event from the community each year. The event has evolved into a day where children from all across Southwest Florida can receive free Christmas gifts.

Lee BIA Builders Care and Lennar Homes spearheaded a holiday project that completely renovated a North Fort Myers home for a single-parent family.

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear Sunny Lubner interview her very good friend Ella Nayor about her career in journalism, her life-long interest in Holocaust studies and her passion for anti-hate work.

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear Dr. Martin Price and his wife Bonnie Price talk about how their faith led them to the ECHO Global Farm in North Fort Myers.

The Safe Children Coalition created the Foster Angels Program for families who need help in fulfilling those holiday wish lists. The coalition operates in Sarasota, DeSoto and Manatee Counties.

FWC recovers 37 stolen gold coins from 1715 fleet shipwrecks originally found off Florida's Treasure Coast.