Cape Coral Talk Radio

27/08/2025

BREAKING
Total Vindication for the City of Cape Coral.

After he was fired from his job as Cape Coral City Manager over a year ago Roberto Hernandez filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city. Hernandez has decided to drop the lawsuit completely in an agreement with the city you can read below

Settlement Agreement
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ and the CITY OF Cape Coral hereby enter into this Settlement Agreement to formalize the agreement reached by the Parties in the matter styled Roberto Hernandez v. City of Cape Coral, Case No. 24-cv-00252-SPC-NPM, filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (“Lawsuit”) as follows:

1. The Parties have agreed to settle the above-referenced matter on the
following terms:
(a) Hernandez will dismiss the Lawsuit against the City with prejudice. Hernandez irrevocably remises, releases, acquits, satisfies, and forever discharges the City, its agents, servants, police officers, councilmembers. staff, employees, and insurers, of and from all, and all manner of action and actions, cause or causes of action, suits, attorneys’ fees and costs, specialties
covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances.
trespasses, damages, judgments, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, which Hernandez ever had, now has, or which any personal representative, successor, heir or assign of Hernandez, hereafter can, shall or may have, against the City, for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, arising from Hernandez’s former employment as City Manager, and to any cause of action raised in, or that could have been raised in, or arising out of the filing and prosecution of the litigation described as Roberto Hernandez v. City of Cape Coral, Case No. 24-cv-00252-SPC-NPM.
(b) The City agrees to waive any claim for costs against Hernandez.
(C) The Parties shall pay their own attorneys’ fees.

27/08/2025

Question of The Day....Did anyone apply for the latest Elevate Florida grant money? Last Sunday, Sanibel Vice Mayor Holly Smith said she doesn't know a single person that was approved for those funds. If you applied, were you approved or denied? Do you know anyone that was approved?

27/08/2025

GUARANTEE: Our shows will be an engagement discussion free zone. Good grief. Enough already

27/08/2025

Cape Coral. A city of Superheroes

On August 27, 2025, at 2:03 AM, Cape Coral Police officers responded to a burglary in progress at a home in Southeast Cape Coral.

When officers arrived, they found the suspect already detained — by a neighbor wearing Batman pajamas.

The neighbor, Kyle Myvett, told detectives he had gone to bed when his home security cameras alerted him to someone breaking into his vehicle. Still dressed in his Batman pajamas, Kyle went outside to investigate and saw the suspect rummaging through his truck. Moments later, he found the same suspect in his neighbor’s garage and detained him until officers arrived.

The suspect was identified as Justin Schimpl (DOB 05/31/05), who is known to law enforcement from prior investigations. Detectives determined that Schimpl broke into Kyle’s vehicle, as well as his neighbors, and stole multiple items including two pairs of Ray-Ban sunglasses valued at $300 each, cash, a woman’s wristlet, and more than $500 in gift cards.

Schimpl claimed another male was with him, but the name of that male changed multiple times. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter as well as a Cape Coral Police Department K9 searched the area, but no other suspects were located.

Schimpl was arrested and taken to the Lee County Jail on the following charges:

–2 counts of Burglary of an Unoccupied Conveyance (Unarmed), a 3rd Degree Felony

–2 counts of Petit Theft Under $750, a 1st Degree Misdemeanor

–1 count of Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling, a 2nd Degree Felony

Thanks to a quick-thinking neighbor in his Batman pajamas, another burglary suspect was put behind bars.

27/08/2025

The City of Cape Coral does an outstanding job creating unique events for the community and surrounding area.

🥳 🎉 Our City of Cape Coral Special Events crew has an exciting fall and winter lineup of events! From Bike Night and Trunk or Treat to Holiday Nights on the Lawn and our New Year's Eve celebration, there's something for everyone. Check out what's coming up and mark your calendars for unforgettable moments! Let's make memories together!

26/08/2025

This will be our first Bacon Fest. What should we expect?

26/08/2025

We Launch in 10 Days. PLEASE SHARE AWAY!!!!

Good morning everyone...
We are over 1,400 followers with 10 days still to go before we launch. We smashed our original goal of 1,000 before launch and are closing in on our revised goal of 1,500. Thank you all for giving us a chance and please continue to share this page with your friends, neighbors and fellow Americans.

Our weekly interview show wil be broadcast live every Friday beginning September 5th (5PM) from Hooked Island Grill-.
If you would like to come to the show and watch it live, call Hooked Island Grill to make a reservation at 239-471-0014.

You can also watch the show live or at your convenience on our YouTube Channel (Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/

Our first 4 shows will be on our YouTube channel only because we have to be active on Facebook for 60 days and we launched the page in late July.

Our goal with the show is to ask Cape Coral decision-makers fair but tough questions about the future of the City.
Here's who we already have lined up to talk to:
9/5 - Mayor John Gunter
9/12 - Council member Rachel Kaduk
9/19 - Elmer Tabor and Gloria Raso Tate
9/26 - Council member Jennifer Nelson
10/3 - Council member Joe Kilraine
10/10 - Candidates for District One - Monica Shintani, Thomas Senatore and Sean Hartman
10/17 - District 6 candidate Ray Mule and a soon-to-be-announced candidate for district 6.
10/24 - Candidate for Mayor Rich Leon

More guests will be announced here on our page.
Send guest suggestions to [email protected]

We will also be publishing a free Friday newsletter which will be 100 % news about Cape Coral. Sign up for here: https://beachtalkradionews.activehosted.com/f/7

25/08/2025

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Cape Coral Grove has been approved by the City Council with construction set to begin in 2026. Cape Coral Grove is a 131-acre town center development on Pine Island Road in northwest Cape Coral, adjacent to Bubba’s Roadhouse and Saloon. This project is a mixed-use community featuring 1,234 upscale apartments and a 125-room luxury hotel and over 350,000 square feet of leasable space. Cape Coral Grove will include a mix of retail shops, fine dining establishments serving both local and international cuisine, and a range of entertainment options, including a movie theater, bowling alley, and comedy club. The development will include two public parks and 5,412 free parking spaces.

25/08/2025

On Wednesday at the 4:00 meeting the City Council will consider raising the rates for Solid Waste Collection for next year by 1.66%., which represents an adjustment for Consumer Price Index.

25/08/2025

The Cape Coral City Council is holding a special meeting Wednesday at 2PM. The one item on the agenda is the evaluation of City Attorney Aleksandr Boksner. These evaluations are done in the sunshine. They can be awkward for the person being publicly evaluated but those are the rules and the public will get a real feel for how well (or poorly) the 8 council member believe the City Attorney is doing.

The evaluation meeting will be followed by a regular City Councilmeeting at 4PM.

25/08/2025

BREAKING:

Cape Coral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn has just announced that Crystal Feast has been promoted to Finance Director. Feast joined the City of Cape Coral in September 2022 as Deputy Director of Financial Services. Prior to her service in Cape Coral, she served as Finance Director for the City of New Port Richey Richey and worked in public accounting with CBIZ MHM, LLC, and Clifton Larson Allen, PC, in Tampa. Feast succeeds Mark Mason, who was recently appointed Assistant City Manager after serving multiple terms as Cape Coral’s Finance Director.

25/08/2025

Cape Coral community members can participate in beautifying roadway medians through Cape Coral's Median Beautification Program. The program allows residents, businesses, and organizations to fund the “adoption” of a median by installing landscaping that the City would then maintain. The City also provides signage to show appreciation to program participants, allowing the public to recognize the generous donation.

To participate in the Median Beautification program, prospective participants should review online information (https://www.capecoral.gov/special_project_plans/adopt-a-median.php) and familiarize themselves with the approved landscape design elements, which include design templates, plant palette, roadway theme, and intensity level. Before completing the application (https://cms4files.revize.com/capecoralfl/Median%20Application.pdf), applicants must schedule a meeting with the Public Works Department to provide direction on the proposed design and landscape plan.

For more information, contact the City Arborist, Omar Leon, at 239-242-3216 or [email protected]