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DiamondHead embarks on renourishment

For DiamondHead Beach Resort General Manager Neil Hopgood, waiting wasn't an option. Not for the sand he needed to replenish the beach behind his Fort Myers Beach resort and the dunes and vegetation that had been washed away nearly one year and a half ago by Hurricane Ian. The resort recently ...

Margaritaville names new marketing and events manager

Margaritaville Beach Resort recently announced the appointment of Rachel Burden as the marketing and events manager for the Fort Myers Beach property. Burden has 15 years of experience in digital marketing and event management. In her capacity as the marketing and events manager, Burden will ...

Margaritaville names Asher marketing manager

Margaritaville Beach Resort Fort Myers Beach announces the appointment of Marin Asher as its marketing and communications manager. With a rich background in digital marketing and a deep-seated passion for promoting Southwest Florida accommodations and attractions, Asher brings over two decades ...

Dairy Queen at Times Square sells for $6.4 million

The Fort Myers Beach property where the former Dairy Queen sat for decades at the center of Times Square on Fort Myers Beach, sold for $6.4 million to Persaud Properties. The Dairy Queen was an iconic attraction near the Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier for decades. The sale also includes the ...

Seagate names director of business development

Seagate Development Group has appointed Marc Taglieri as director of business development, a new role added to the company’s expanding team. As director of business development, Taglieri will focus on new luxury homes, home renovations and commercial development on Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel ...

Lee County faces challenges of growth

The good news for Lee County is it’s growing, with the number of businesses increasing by 18% over the last three years and a population that has expanded by 5% to more than 800,000 residents since 2020. The issues that those new businesses and residents are facing include primarily a lack ...

Doc Ford’s employees help cleanup Fort Myers Beach

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille Fort Myers Beach employees recently participated in the 9th Annual Tunaskin Beach Keepers Club beach cleanup event on Fort Myers Beach. “We are delighted to volunteer and support part of such an important initiative in our community,” said Joe ...

Kava Culture reopens

The Kava Culture Kava Bar took in seven feet of water from Hurricane Ian, but that wasn’t enough to stop the Fort Myers Beach business from rising back on San Carlos Boulevard. The non-alcoholic bar recently reopened at 17979 San Carlos Blvd. The bar serves plant-based brews of premium kava ...

Holiday Court Villas & Suites sells for $9.25 million

Holiday Court Villas & Suites, which dated back to 1952 on Fort Myers Beach, was sold for $9.25 million Jan. 30. The .76 acre property at 925 Estero Blvd., owned by Holiday Court Motel LLC, was purchased by Thomas Bagwell of Cumming, GA. The motel property consisted of 23 units inside a ...

Fort Myers Beach Farmers Market expands to Saturdays

The success of the Fort Myers Beach Farmer's Market has allowed it to expand to Saturdays at Times Square beginning Feb. 3. The market currently operates from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays and will now extend to Saturdays with similar hours following approval from the Town of Fort Myers Beach ...