Your Guide to
Southwest Florida Living
Discover neighborhoods, trusted contractors, local restaurants, golf courses, events and everything you need to live your best life in SWFL.
Provider profiles publish only after review
Your community,
answered in one place.
Emergency numbers, hurricane prep, utility contacts, official resources, and reviewed local professionals as they are approved — organized one community at a time.
✓ Independently reviewed
✓ Community-specific, not regional
✓ Sources and dates on every verified fact
Start with your community
Need something urgently? Emergency information →
Community rollout
Herons Glen is the first mapped pilot
The pilot now includes official contacts, utility and waste information, emergency resources, flood guidance, and a working provider directory structure.
Gateway
Fort Myers · official-source review planned
Not yet available
Pelican Preserve
Fort Myers · official-source review planned
Not yet availableCommunity requests
Not seeing your community?
We plan to add developments as residents request them and local information is verified.
Request a community →Imagery is illustrative and is not presented as documentary photography of the named communities.
How the guide works
A directory the size of your neighborhood — not the whole coast.
Regional directories can return dozens of choices and still leave basic homeowner questions unanswered. This guide narrows everything to one community and keeps sources visible.
01
Choose your community
Resources, places, events, offers, and future live modules all narrow to the development you live in.
02
One provider slot per trade
Each category can carry one clearly labeled sponsored provider after a defined review is completed.
03
Everything dated and sourced
Official numbers, schedules, and live modules will show where the information came from and when it was verified.
Home services
Find a pro by category
❄Air conditioning & heating
⌁Plumbing
ϟElectrical
⌂Roofing
♧Landscaping & lawn
≈Pool service & repair
◎Pest control
▰Painting
▦Screen enclosures
▥Garage doors
◫Hurricane shutters
⌘Handyman
↝Pressure washing
♨Water heaters
⌇Irrigation
Sponsored placement availability will differ by community and will be shown on each category page.
Weekend farmers market
Event name, venue, date, and details will appear after confirmation with the organizer. Editorial listings are never paid.
Local life
This weekend, close to home
Dining, golf, markets, and community events within a short drive of your development — curated by editors, not scraped.
Homeowner resources
What to take care of this season
Practical checklists, verified contact information, and a Florida-aware maintenance calendar — organized for everyday use and storm season.
Hurricane supply checklist
- Water and non-perishable food for your household
- Medications, documents, and cash in a waterproof case
- Shutters or panels fitted and labeled by opening
- Generator fuel, cords, and a carbon-monoxide plan
- Photos of the home's condition for insurance records
Official-source review is in progress. The final checklist will include its source and last-verified date.
Maintenance calendar
Seasonal home care
Helpful numbers
For Herons Glen
HOA office—
Electric company—
Water department—
Waste collection—
Numbers are withheld until verified with each provider.
Live & emergency
Conditions and official information
Official guidance is never sponsored and never sits below advertising. Every live module will show its source and update time.
Current weather○
Not connected
Weather conditions will appear from an official feed.
Source and update time pendingTropical weather△
Check official source
No live alert is displayed while the official feed is being connected.
National Hurricane Center integration pendingTide & sunset≈
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Station and location must be selected first.
NOAA integration pendingAir quality & UV⊘
Not connected
Use an official source until this live feed is available.
Official-source integration pendingIn a life-threatening emergency, call 911
Non-emergency numbers, shelters, hospitals, urgent care, and emergency veterinarians will be listed by jurisdiction after verification.
For local businesses
One exclusive category placement per community
Sponsorship is limited by design: one reviewed provider per service category in each community. Availability, review status, and terms will be shown before application, and no performance claims are published.