It was exactly three years and one day. That’s how long it took On The Bay (previously Matanzas on the Bay) to reopen after being pummeled by Hurricane Ian. “It was a long time coming,” Eddie Parisi, ...

The city of Fort Myers is moving ahead with plans to explore the possibility of transforming some downtown streets into pedestrian and bicycle-only zones, also known as a pedestrian mall. On Monday, ...

A Fort Myers Beach restaurant, On The Bay, has reopened three years after being destroyed by Hurricane Ian. The new owners rebuilt the first-floor restaurant after further damage from Hurricanes ...

Thirteen establishments, including several mobile food vehicles, received perfect scores with no violations found. Florida does not require restaurants to post inspection results, but the public can ...

A Fort Myers man was sentenced for a fatal crash in Estero. The man was traveling at 124 mph in a 40 mph zone just before the collision. The crash, which occurred on January 27, 2024, resulted in the ...

First, the bad — his La Ola Surfside in Bell Tower in Fort Myers has closed. He opened that off-island location at 13499 S.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical systems in the Atlantic basin. One system is expected to bring rain to parts of Florida over the weekend but has a low chance of development. A ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical systems in the Atlantic basin on Friday, Oct. 3. One of the disturbances, an area of low pressure, is expected to move across Florida and into ...

A "highly unusual" wooden canoe that was unearthed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian is still puzzling experts three years later. The canoe was discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, in fall 2022, ...