Sweet Tomatoes is not only back, it’s growing
Don’t underestimate the power of nostalgia. A brand that was once liquidated in a Chapter 7 filing is now growing again. Sweet Tomatoes brought back it’s buffet concept first to Tucson, Arizona, last year, reopening in a former location there, four years after the once-97-unit chain was shuttered and liquidated in...
Barrier Island Parks Society presents holiday ‘Lighthouses & Lullabies’
BOCA GRANDE — The Barrier Island Parks Society announced the holiday edition of “Lighthouses & Lullabies,” set for Saturday, Dec. 20, at the historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum.
Festival of Lights marks decades of Cape Coral tradition
Cape Coral’s signature Christmas event has a name with 15 words in it. It also has a history that is even longer, one going back perhaps 40 years. Or maybe even 45. In other words, more than half the history of Southwest Florida’s largest city. Cape Coral was...
Valerie’s House fundraiser brings in $641,000
Supporters of Valerie’s House raised $641,000 for the grief and counseling nonprofit organization for children at a recent fundraiser. The second annual “Sunset Soirée” was held Nov. 20 at the Family is Forever home at 3551 Valerie’s House Way in Fort Myers. The money will be used to continue Valerie’s House...
Lee County Sheriff’s Office increases patrols in Jewish communities
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office has announced it has increased patrols and visibility in and around Jewish communities. The increased patrols come as a precaution following a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia and more local incidents, including an incident of arson at the...
Six injured in three-vehicle crash on Daniels Parkway near I-75
Six people injured in three-vehicle crash on Daniels Parkway near I-75 Sunday afternoon. Two required extrication, three hospitalized.
Charlotte County remembers Sergeant Elio Diaz one year after fatal shooting
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - One year ago today, Charlotte County Sergeant Elio Diaz was shot and killed during a traffic stop on US-41 near Sunseeker Resort. Diaz had pulled over a white truck driven by 24-year-old Andrew Mostyn, who surprised the sergeant with a rifle. The shooting led to a manhunt that ended in...
Cape Coral man accused of breaking into apartment, choking police K-9
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Cape Coral man was arrested Friday morning after being accused of breaking into an apartment, running from deputies and choking a police K-9. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded around 9 a.m. to an apartment in the Whiskey Creek area after reports of a burglary in...
Sweet Tomatoes is coming to Fort Myers. Here’s what to know
Oh, the memories. There was so much to love about Sweet Tomatoes — from the enormous salad bar and bowl after bowl of homemade soups to the pasta, breads and the always-save-room-for self-serve ice cream station. We remember gleefully heaping our plates to capacity and eating as much as we possibly could at the...
Best derelict boat story of 2025 was the removal of ‘Batchelor Pad’
RIP, Batchelor Pad. Batchelor Pad was the giant yacht that ended up impaled on a dock post in front of a Fort Myers Beach restaurant (formerly Bonita Bill's) during historic Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28, 2022. As the days, weeks, months and years went by after the storm, and the boat remained frozen in time, it became a...
