If you have walked down the sidewalks of Fort Myers Beach downtown a time or two, chances are you have heard that whizzing sound as an electric bike speeds by you - sometimes within inches. An ordinance has been in place since 2018 in the Town of Fort Myers Beach prohibiting electric bikes ...
The Friends of the Mound House welcomed 75 guests to celebrate the silver anniversary of the acquisition by the Town of Fort Myers Beach for the historic property 25 years ago. The Mound House is the oldest standing structure on Fort Myers Beach dating back to 1906, sitting on top of a ...
The longtime tradition of crowning a Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival queen returns Saturday, March 8 with the Queen's Pageant. Spots are still open to enter into the pageant, said pageant organizer Chloe LaForce. The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club is looking for princesses to be sponsored to ...
The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club announced they are bringing back one of the island’s most popular events in March with the return of its shrimp festival this March. The festival, which started on Fort Myers Beach in the 1950’s, will begin with a kids shrimp run on March 1 followed by a ...
It's time to get back into fashion for islanders after nearly three years since the last fashion show on Fort Myers Beach due to extenuating circumstances. The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation will host Fashion Show 2025 on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 11:00 - 1:00 at The Islander, Gift Gallery ...
Robert Conidaris, the iconic founder of the Lani Kai Island Resort on Fort Myers Beach, died last night peacefully surrounded by family, his family announced. He was 93. Conidaris built the beachfront hotel in 1978, turning it into one of the island's most recognizable resorts. Affectionately ...
