Ricardo Rolon

These images, captured on Friday June 12, 2026, shows the newly opened Vanderbilt Beach Road extension.

Aerial image of the current construction of the new Naples Pier captured Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Bimini Basin, part of South Cafe redevelopment efforts in Southwest Florida's Lee County

Mercola Market, located on Pine Island Rd. near the intersection with Santa Barbara Blvd., is closing in Cape Coral after five years. Its last day is June 30, 2026. Image was captured Monday June 29, 2026.

A new 250' flagpole has been installed at Bernice Braden Park in Cape Coral which will anchor a 6,000-square-foot American flag.

The city of Cape Coral hosted its annual Red, White and Boom Independence Day celebration on Saturday July 4, 2026. The event included music, food and live entertainment for attendees along with Southwest Florida’s largest fireworks show. The headliner was country artist Chris Lane.

The city of Cape Coral hosted its annual Red, White and Boom Independence Day celebration on Saturday July 4, 2026.

Florida's tallest free-standing American flagpole now stands 250 feet tall at Bernice Braden Park in Cape Coral

Traffic flows along Cape Coral Pkwy. by the entrance to Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

The Cape Coral, Florida community raised the state's tallest flagpole at 250 feet. It displays a giant American flag measuring 6,000 square feet.