photo by Carolyn Bertsch Laura Garland of Woodbury (left) and Geri Blais of Sartell catch up over coffee Feb. 16 at the Arts and Crafts Fair at St. Francis Xavier Church in Sartell.

The Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade returns Saturday to downtown Fort Myers. Here’s what you need to know about the 2025 event.

The 87th-annual event offers two weeks of fun, including huge parades, car shows, a garden festival, a sing-along concert and ...

The 87th-annual event offers two weeks of fun, including car shows ... St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall, 2133 Heitman St., Fort Myers. 334-2161 or 334-7707 Exhibitors display and sell handmade ...

Here are 50 illuminating facts about the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade, its long Fort Myers history and its namesake, inventor Thomas Edison.

The election of Head Boy and Head Girl of the school was held. Aditya Jain of Class IX won the Head Boy election and Vineet of Class IX became the Head Girl. Father Alfred, Manager of the school ...

Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, on April 7, 1506. Francis Xavier, a Basque nobleman, left his home at the age of 19 to study at the University of Paris. There he met Saint ...

Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied ...

If you have a sweet tooth and a fondness for chocolate St. Francis of the Islands Episcopal Church was the place to visit today to fulfill your chocolate desires. The ...

Pope Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome for bronchitis, is in “fair” condition with a “respiratory tract infection,” the Vatican said Friday in what is the latest in a string ...