By Nathan Mayberg
Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Big Carlos Pass Bridge and Big Carlos Bridge Artificial Reef
Breeze Newspapers receives nine awards at Florida Press Association weekly newspaper contest
Reports of reverberations in Lee County from earthquake off Cuba's coast
Fort Myers Beach Council finalizes approval for Charter changes to go on ballot
The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted on Monday to approve a second reading of proposed changes to the town's Charter on Monday, which will give voters in November the choice on whether they want to extend the terms of office for appointed councilmembers and create a salary compensation committee appointed by council which would have the duty of determining recommendations for salary adjustments every four years, along with three other proposed changes. The changes were proposed by the Charter Review Commission, whose members Town Council appointed last year. Town Council had previously voted last month to move the changes to a required second reading despite concerns from two ...
Photos from Fort Myers Beach sand haul/berm project
Photos from the Town of Fort Myers Beach sand haul and berm project, which is creating a six-foot high berm along the beach from near the Sterling Avenue public beach access down to near Miramar Street. The work started in May, with more than 40,000 cubic yards of sand expected to be deposited ...
Former Fort Myers Beach Mayor Anita Cereceda files to run for Town Council
Former Fort Myers Beach Mayor Anita Cereceda has filed to run for Town of Fort Myers Beach Council. The town’s first mayor, Cereceda last served as mayor in 2020 and is currently the chair of the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency. Cereceda was term-limited twice on the Council. The ...
Brady, Link, Schoonover file to run for Town Council seats
Town of Fort Myers Beach Councilmember Rebecca Link, Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency member Edward Schoonover, and Protect FMB President Tom Brady have filed paperwork to run for the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council seats up for election this November. The deadline to file is approaching soon. The Lee County Supervisor of Elections office, which handles the town's elections, has set qualifying dates of June 8 at noon through June 12 for candidates to submit their paperwork and pay the election fees to run for office. Pre-qualifying began this past week, whereby candidates can submit their paperwork early. Link is seeking re-election to her seat, which she won last November ...
