Southwest Florida's fastest-growing city, talked through by the people who actually live in it.
Every episode is a real conversation with local business owners, neighborhood leaders, civic volunteers, and everyday Capers who are building, serving, and investing in this community — from the strain of growth and infrastructure to the small businesses, beautification work, and public safety efforts that shape daily life here.
Some episodes air live, some are recorded. All of them prioritize solutions over noise.
- Conversations with Cape Coral business owners and entrepreneurs
- Hot local issues, development, and infrastructure
- Community organizations, volunteers, and neighborhood wins
- Straight answers on city services, beautification, and quality of life
- An open, respectful table — no shouting matches
Episodes
Episodes post here as soon as they air. Subscribe on YouTube to catch the live ones.
The hosts
Dan Sheppard
Cape Coral resident since 1998 · City Council, District 2, 2020–2024
A landscape and palm-tree industry entrepreneur who spent four years on the dais. Dan has been a consistent advocate for responsible growth, median beautification, public safety, and long-term planning, and he brings decades of business experience plus a working knowledge of how city government actually operates.
Don Apking
Founder, The Tree Trust of Cape Coral · Planning & Zoning Commission
A community volunteer and civic leader best known for founding and leading The Tree Trust of Cape Coral, a nonprofit that has planted trees and improved medians across the city. Don offers a practical, ground-level perspective on how residents and businesses can strengthen Cape Coral together.
Ask us on the air
We read every question before we record and answer as many as we can fit.
Got something you can't get a straight answer on? A project on your street, a line on your bill, a business you think deserves a spotlight, a guest we should have on — send it over.
You don't have to give your name. We can't give legal advice and we won't air complaints about individual neighbors, but anything about the city, its services, or its future is fair game.