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St. Peter Lutheran Church to hold Christmas Eve service

St. Peter Lutheran Church will hold a Christmas Eve service on Fort Myers Beach for the public on Sunday, December 24 at 9 a.m. under the tent in the parking lot of the church property at 3751 Estero Blvd on Fort Myers Beach. Pastor Bill Stehr will lead the congregation and attendees in ...

Estero Island Historic Society to hold open house Friday

The public is invited to join an open house of the Estero Island Historic Society on Fort Myers Beach this Friday, Dec. 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event has been rescheduled from the previous date of Saturday, Dec. 16 due to the weather event. The open house at the historic 1921 cottage will ...

Communications director, utilities manager resign

Town of Fort Myers Beach Communications Director Jennifer Dexter and Utilities Department Manager Steve Matuska have both submitted their resignations to the town. Dexter tendered her resignation in a letter that makes her last day with the town Dec. 15. In her resignation letter, Dexter cited ...

Veach announces intent to resign over new state form

Town of Fort Myers Beach Councilmember Bill Veach announced at Monday's town council meeting he intends to resign before the council's next meeting over an invasive new state ethics form which demands the personal bank information of elected officials and other personal finances which Veach ...

Vietnam War Memorial artist aids veterans tribute at Bayside Park

The long-running concept for a veterans tribute at Bayside Park has attracted a heavy hitter. Sanibel artist Lucas Century, who helped devise the system for etching the names into the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington D.C., has been brought on to help Fort Myers Beach construct a veteran ...

Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District responds to flooding overnight

The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District responded to several calls for assistance due to flooding over the weekend with some Fort Myers Beach residents reporting flooding on the first floor of their homes and damage to appliances and other belongings. Fort Myers Beach Fire Control ...

Fort Myers Beach Council weighs gift-giving rules

It's the season of giving but when do gifts to town councilmembers go too far for the recipient? The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council explored its policies and procedures regarding gifts to councilmembers at its most recent management and planning session. The discussion was led by Fort ...

Margaritaville ushers in new era on Fort Myers Beach

Workers were still putting the final coats of paint on the walls Thursday morning as a new $200 million resort that has been years in the making — and had to go through much adversity before completion — opened to the public on Fort Myers Beach. Margaritaville Beach Resort was opened to ...

Margaritaville Fort Myers Beach holding soft opening

Margaritaville Fort Myers Beach will be holding a soft opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony this Thursday, a little earlier than expected. After initially announcing the resort would open Dec. 21, resort officials announced that a limited opening will begin Thursday with rooms sold out before ...