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Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District under threat from state's merger bill

These rainy days and nights lately have meant one thing for the spray technicians of the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District: little sleep. This kind of weather during the rainy season is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. Their eggs mostly hatch off the island, but are blown ...

South Beach Grille reopens on Fort Myers Beach

A Fort Myers Beach favorite is back on the fine dining menu at Santini Marina Plaza. The South Beach Grille, one of the island's most popular restaurants and a recipient of many Fort Myers Beach Observer Best of the Beach Awards, since opening its doors two decades ago, is back in business ...

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CROW honored by Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau

Three Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) team members were recognized among Lee County tourism industry’s outstanding hospitality professionals at the 26th Annual Elaine McLaughlin Outstanding Hospitality Service Awards (E Awards) Aug. 20. The awards recognize exceptional ...

LPA OKs controversial planning bill to affect unincorporated areas of the county

Over the course of decades, communities throughout unincorporated Lee County have created their own planning. However, if Lee County has its way, it will eliminate 17 individual community plans. Monday, at the Local Planning Agency meeting in Lee County Chambers, dozens of residents came to ...

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Guest Commentary | Welcome back to school!

Welcome back! A brand new school year is upon us, and we cannot wait to see your students walk back through our doors. Summer always goes by fast, and I hope yours was a good one. On our end, we’ve been counting down the days until our students walk back through our doors.  Before we look ...

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Do you support the pedestrian barriers proposed by TPI for Estero Boulevard between Primo Drive and Crescent Street as part of the redevelopment of the former Silver Sands Resort property?

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