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Local Sports & Recreation

With race day approaching, Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel is encouraging runners and walkers to secure their spot in its second annual National Yucatán Shrimp Day 7K run and walk. The race, a fundraiser for the island’s nonprofit J.N. “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society, is ...

United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades and the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels scored a big win for the 90 partner agencies and over 260 programs supported by United Way. Fans who attended the recent “United for a Cause” event at Hammond Stadium at the Lee Health Sports Complex were treated to an ...

Spots are filling up quickly for the SWFL, Inc. 2026 Golf Tournament set for May 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tiburon Golf Club. With many teams already registered, local leaders and organizations including the Minnesota Twins, Moran Wealth Management, Strongpoint Investment Management, ...

Jeff and Barby Greene are one of the fortunate ones who sold their home of 15 years on Fort Myers Beach not long before Hurricane Ian. This was their first season back to Fort Myers Beach, with a different vantage point of their island from their new boat. They used to spend November to May ...

The recreational harvest of snook in the Panhandle, Big Bend, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor and Southwest management regions will close May 1. The recreational harvest season will reopen Sept. 1, in the Panhandle, Big Bend, Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay management regions. The ...