Fort Myers Beach News

Island Hopper Songwriter Fest this weekend

The Island Hopper Songwriter Fest makes its way to Fort Myers Beach this weekend with musical performers set to appear at multiple venues on the island. More than two dozen musicians are expected in town as part of an annual festival produced in part by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau. The festival, which has made previous stops on Captiva Island and is hitting Fort Myers this week, is being billed as the largest songwriter festival in Southwest Florida. Participating venues on Fort Myers Beach this weekend will include Cabanas Beach Bar and Grille, Matanzas on the ...

Board approves contract for new fire chief

Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival wraps up

Fleming, Paulauskis named citizens of distinction

News from around the region

New toll fees go into effect Oct. 1 for Sanibel, Cape Coral bridges

Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman is urging folks to order a county transponder for those who make trips to Sanibel and Cape Coral, where administrative fees of $3 will be charged starting Oct. 1 to anybody without a LeeWay account and transponder passing a toll bridge. “Our goal is not ...

Fort Myers man attacked by alligator at Wa-Ke Hatchee Park

Rep. Donalds holds roundtable on Lake Okeechobee

National Night Out at Hammond Stadium Tuesday

Obituaries

Barbara Keene

John Edgar Weikel

Dan Hughes

John Patrick Rittinger

Letters to the Editor

Guest commentary: Atterholt sees renaissance on Fort Myers Beach

Guest Commentary: Eden Oak: Conservation 20/20 nomination update

Stop the dune/lagoon walkover

Unknowing killers?

Business

Shrine Club getting new look

Tapa Hop Sept. 16

Pack N Ship picks up the slack

The Doghouse in the penthouse

Local Columns

What a Catch!: Capt. Dave’s fishing report

PET PALS: Puppies in need of foster care

PET PALS: Fosters needed ASAP!

Capt. Dave’s fishing report

Editorials

Collateral damage from county’s reopening

As officials at the state and local level look toward a soft reopening of some public places, health officials are warning of a new normal."While we work together to determine the next steps, one thing we know is that reopening will not be a return to life as we knew it before COVID-19," Lee ...