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4 days ago · Fort Myers Beach Market moves to Santini Plaza. October 24, 2024 - Fort Myers Beach News. The Fort Myers Beach Market, formerly known as the Fort Myers Beach Farmer's Market, will be moving from Times Square to Santini Plaza Friday and Saturdays until further notice. Beginning on Nov 7, the market will also have a produce vendor Thursdays at ...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis made a stop in Cape Coral along with a panel of four others Thursday in opposition of a state constitutional amendment that would make recreational pot legal. Amendment 3, “Adult Personal Use of Marijuana,” would allow adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products. “We are here today […]
Trio facing off in Republican primary for District 5 seat
Jul 19, 2022 · Three candidates from different places and backgrounds will fight it out in the Republican primary for the District 5 seat on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners which was left vacant by the death of Frank Mann. A former Major League Baseball hitter who played in the 1986 World Series, a former Lee County […]
Santini Plaza on track to reopen this fall
Jun 26, 2024 · Yariv Shaked has Santini Plaza on the comeback trail and he can see the finish line. After hard work repairing the plaza from damage incurred from Hurricane Ian, Shaked said the popular shopping center on the south end of Fort Myers Beach will be ready to open in the fall. “If things go well, people […]
Fort Myers Beach issues evacuation order
Oct 6, 2024 · Tropical Storm Milton is strengthening into a hurricane and is threatening the Gulf Coast. Source: National Hurricane Center. A mandatory evacuation of Fort Myers Beach took effect Monday following an order a day earlier by Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager Andy Hyatt as Hurricane Milton threatened to hit the island with as much as 12 feet of storm surge and Category 4 winds of 140 miles per ...
Lee County officials urge those in evacuation zones to leave by …
Oct 8, 2024 · Lee County officials urged those in evacuation zones to get going Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton as the evacuation order which takes effect at 10 p.m. tonight for those in the low-lying areas of zones A and B. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials said Milton was still on track to land as a […]
Question of the Week for Town of Fort Myers Beach Council …
Sep 26, 2024 · Each week leading up this November’s election, the Fort Myers Beach Observer is asking the four candidates for the three seats on the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council for their answers to important issues facing residents. Mayor Dan Allers, Vice Mayor Jim Atterholt and Councilmember Scott Safford are seeking four-year terms on the council […]
Widespread flooding from storm surge begins on Fort Myers …
Oct 9, 2024 · Widespread flooding has begun from the storm surge brought by Hurricane Milton to Fort Myers Beach as conditions rapidly deteriorate on the island. The hurricane is expected to make official landfall in Sarasota County by 10 p.m. though the storm surge from the storm is already being felt throughout Fort Myers Beach. The Pink Shell […]
No power, boil water notice as residents return to Fort Myers …
Oct 11, 2024 · Flooding from Hurricane Milton surrounds the stilts of a home on Fort Myers Beach on Wednesday. Photo provided. The Town of Fort Myers Beach began welcoming residents back to Fort Myers Beach on mud-filled streets Thursday, the morning after the much-feared Hurricane Milton brought a deluge of flooding to Fort Myers Beach though sparing the town of the dire consequences that residents saw ...
Broken Bridge | News, Sports, Jobs - FORT MYERS
6 days ago · Photos by Nathan Mayberg. Less than a year after the controversial 298-feet boardwalk was constructed on Fort Myers Beach behind properties owned by Texas Hold’em LLC (Ed Rood) and Squeeze Me Inn LLC (Kurt Kroemer) to cross state lagoons that flow through the Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area, Hurricane Milton dislodged the bridge.