Here are 50 illuminating facts about the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade, its long Fort Myers history and its namesake, inventor Thomas Edison.
Years ago, Chanie Gorkin, a then 17-year-old girl from New York, wrote a poem entitled: “Worst Day Ever.” It was for an assignment at school. “It took me a few hours to write,” Gorkin said. “I was ...
Here are five fun things to do this weekend and beyond, including Cape Coral Bike Night, Fort Myers Art Walk and the Edison ...
The Southwest Florida Archaeological Society recently announced a presentation on the Koreshans to be held Feb. 19.
The Italian American Society of Marco Island is accepting applications for a $1,000 scholarship for a graduating senior from ...
The Marco Island Women’s Interfaith Committee will host its 33rd Annual Breakfast at 10 a.m., Wednesday Feb. 5, at The Jewish ...
The 87th-annual event offers two weeks of fun, including huge parades, car shows, a garden festival, a sing-along concert and ...
Inspired by a 1921 camping trip Warren G. Harding took with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. “Dangerous Instruments” by Gina ...
Thousands of art lovers attend each event ... Now in its 87 th year, the parade started in 1938 as a way to honor Fort Myers' most famous winter resident, Thomas Edison. It’s one of the biggest night ...
The football team at Saint Thomas Aquinas in Edison has been celebrated as one of the best in the Big Central Conference, boasting 26 wins and only six losses over the last three seasons.
Our journey takes a sobering turn as we visit Kingsley Plantation, the oldest standing plantation house in Florida. Located ...