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Town releases rendering of proposed new community pool

Nearly four years after Hurricane Ian severely damaged the Town of Fort Myers Beach community pool at the Bay Oaks Recreational Campus, the town has hired a design firm that has released preliminary renderings of what a replacement pool could look like. The town recently released a copy of ...

Yoga instructor delivers paradise of mind on beach

Kimberly York is up before dawn every Sunday and on Fort Myers Beach in time to still see the stars, before catching the majestic sunrises as she begins her regular beach cleanup. The rising of the sun is the prelude to her yoga session on the beach, which she instructs from 7:15 to 8:15 in ...

Rescue effort of cormorant on Fort Myers Beach unsuccessful

A tragic effort to rescue a young double-crested cormorant, who was found on Fort Myers Beach visibly ill, did not turn out successfully. According to observers, the juvenile cormorant had been seen for hours standing on the water's edge of the shoreline on Fort Myers Beach on the morning of ...

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DOW releases names of two soldiers killed in line of duty

The Department of War has released the names of two active-duty soldiers who were killed while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii was killed in action on July 18, 2026, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, was killed in ...

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CROW reunites rehabilitated purple martin with Cape Coral colony

The purple “Prince” of his colony has returned to Cape Coral. A piece of plastic no larger than a few centimeters nearly ended the life of one young purple martin. Weeks later, that same bird soared back into the skies over Cape Coral, rejoining the gourd colony it calls home. The ...

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Lee Clerk to host Passport Saturday, Aug. 1

Lee County Clerk & Comptroller Kevin Karnes will host Passport Saturday, an event to help citizens apply for a passport ahead of the holiday travel season. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clerk’s Official Records department in downtown Fort Myers at ...

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Guest Commentary | Property tax reform amendment threatens conservation measures

In an abbreviated two-day special session on June 1-2 to discuss property tax reform, the Legislature passed the governor’s proposed state constitutional amendment to increase the existing property tax homestead exemption from the current $50,000 to an eventual $250,000. The amendment, which ...

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New poll question for Fort Myers Beach Observer Do you support the proposed state constitutional amendment up for referendum to give homestead property owners an exemption from local municipal government taxes for up to $250,000 of their property's value?

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