Many of our world's biggest successes have been the result of collaboration. Having a team of talented persons united around any common goal can produce formidible results! Some of the students at Cape Coral's Challenger Middle School are getting a first-hand lesson in the value of such collaborative efforts. Students at the school involved in the Creative Writing Club are working on a mystery novel! Writing any novel would be a major achievement for the group, but what makes their particular undertaking unique is how, exactly, all of the necessary collaboration is taking place. Thankfully, Greatest Cape has been provided the opportunity to faciliate the task, and the results are shaping up to be spectacular!
 

Myron "Mike" Wallace was an American journalist, game show host, actor and media personality.

In a career spanning more than 60 years, Mike Wallace interviewed some of the most charismatic and controversial persons and political figures of the 20th century. 

Most persons, however, will best remember Mr. Wallace as one of the original correspondents on the CBS newsmagazine, '60 Minutes', the show from which he finally retired in 2006.

Southwest Florida has never been known to have four, distinctive seasons. It has almost always been lauded as one of the hottest locations in Florida. While the rest of our country was enjoying their mild winter, southwest Florida's winter never actually happened. I mean, in all honesty, it didn't really get cold here at all! Sure we had a few days of cooler temperatures, but nothing that resembled freezing cold temperatures. For those of us who are year-round residents, we like this warmer weather. Each year, when the Arctic blasts chill the midwest and eastern seaboard, the snowbirds start arriving here in droves. 

On Saturday, March 31st at 8:30PM, millions of people will power down and turn off for one hour. As a movement that began in a single city, Earth Hour attempts to take involvement to a global scale this year. If you're planning on being a part of this event, you should know why it's important.

Based upon the simple fact that 'if only one hour and one voice is important, it is yours', Earth Hour promises to bring global recognition to the response to climate change. 

Since the establishment of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the United States Department of Labor has been responsible for establishing wage standards for registered employers. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the current minimum hourly wage earned by any non-tax exempt employee has been established to be $7.25 per hour. The last time the D.O.L. raised the minimum wage amount was back in 2009. At the time, that wage was adjusted upward for inflation, the corresponding minimum wage for "Tipped employees" didn't change. For a tipped employee, an employer is ** “only required to pay $2.13 an hour in direct wages, if that amount plus the tips received equals at least the federal minimum wage..”.

Given the disparity between these wages, it can be inferred that 'tipping accordingly' is nothing short of an art form, best practiced by people with prior service experience and adequate math skills. 

If you've never had jicama, pronounced HEE-ka-mah, you're in for a treat! Jicama is a root vegetable that resembles a turnip in appearance, but it tastes very different. Jicama is mostly eaten raw, and is crispy and starchy like a potato, but it is sweet. It is wonderful in salads, and is popular in latin dishes. When buying jicama, choose a firm, medium sized jicama with dry roots. They can get rather large in size, but they have a better taste if they are about the size of a large onion or smaller.

 This is a simple, light and easy recipe to try for first timers and jicama lovers alike! 

According to Wikipedia, Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism.

Because southwest Florida provides nearly innumerable opportunities for both visitors and local residents to experience unique ecosystems, the ethical oversight, preservation of cultural heritage and stewardship of our natural resources is of paramount importance! 

Fortunately, the non-profit organization, Florida SEE, exists and enables our local community with all of this. According to John Kiseda, Florida SEE's Executive Director and a Florida Master Naturalist; "Given the continuous growth of SWFL's ecotourism industry, the need for responsible and professional oversight of this industry can not be overstated".
 

Skies were cloudy Sunday morning, but temperatures were only slightly cooler than usual as the first annual Love Fest 4 Pets got underway at Sunsplash Family Waterpark in Cape Coral. A wide variety of vendors participating in the day's activities set up their tents and displays. Both spirits and energies were high as the day got underway.

 This premier event was an opportunity for locals to come out and bring their pets to enjoy the festivities and learn about adoption groups, local pet services and suppliers, too. The event really offered something for all pet lovers!

Experience is said to be the best teacher, and few will dispute this. It is also true, however, that having a great teacher is an invaluable asset. SInce launching Greatest Cape, we have been asked a thousand or more times exactly how to perform certain tasks on our website. These requests have prompted our humble operation into action!

We realize that we own the responsibility of better educating our viewers where using our site is concerned. With that duty in mind, we set forth to create a series of instructional videos strictly for the end-user!  We want to share with everyone the quickest and easiest ways to set up their own profiles on Greatest Cape!