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  • 3 days ago | lehighacrescitizen.com | CJ Haddad

    It looks like 2025 will be a record-setting year for Floridians traveling for the Independence Day holiday according to top forecasters. AAA – The Auto Club Group, projects travelers will set new records both nationwide and in Florida this Fourth of July. According to AAA, more than 72.2 million people around the country are expected to travel 50-plus miles away from home (up 2.4% from last year), with nearly 4.6 million being Floridians (up 3% from last year).

  • 1 week ago | lehighacrescitizen.com | CJ Haddad

    With the rainy season officially upon Southwest Florida, have you noticed yourself swatting those annoying, biting, teensy insects away more often? While mosquitoes are present in Lee County all year, when the rain comes, the larvae develop, causing an explosion of literal billions of insects to roam across the region. Lee County Mosquito Control District officials say they’ve been working at a fervent pace to mitigate the 54 different species of mosquitoes that call the county home.

  • 2 weeks ago | pineisland-eagle.com | CJ Haddad

    As Mother Nature has shown this week, the Southwest Florida rainy season is officially upon us. According to the National Weather Service, rainy season in Southwest Florida officially runs from May 15 to Oct.15. Being located in what is referred to as the Subtropics, during the late spring and summer months, the tropical climate shifts north. NWS officials state that when combined with the influence of surrounding oceans and daily sea breezes, thunderstorm season is about.

  • 2 weeks ago | captivasanibel.com | CJ Haddad

    Jun 9, 2025 By 4 min read 1 / 2 EDEN LEACH OWNERS KATIE ZIMMERMAN & LIVE NATION Country music sensation Luke Bryan will headline at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on June 14 as part of his “Country Song Came On Tour.” 2 / 2 EDEN LEACH OWNERS KATIE ZIMMERMAN & LIVE NATION Country music sensation Luke Bryan will headline at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on June 14 as part of his “Country Song Came On Tour.” One of Southwest Florida’s Spring Training venues is gearing up for a superstar headliner...

  • 3 weeks ago | captivasanibel.com | CJ Haddad

    As Mother Nature showed last week, the Southwest Florida rainy season is officially upon us. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), rainy season in Southwest Florida officially runs from May 15 to Oct. 15. Being located in what is referred to as the subtropics, during the late spring and summer months, the tropical climate shifts north. NWS officials stated that when combined with the influence of surrounding oceans and daily sea breezes, thunderstorm season is about.

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