SWFLA To Do List: Events in Bonita Springs, Estero, Naples and Marco
Top events of the week: 3 To Do: Beatlemania at Arts Bonita, Festival of Birds at Rookery Bay. Learn about threats to the Caloosahatchee Watershed. Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is inviting the public to attend its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Rotary Park, 5505 Rose Garden Road in Cape Coral. The...
Fort Myers City Council weighs massive Edison Marina development proposal
Fort Myers developers have proposed a luxury hotel, apartments near Pinchers. Some council members are raising concerns about what this could do to McGregor Boulevard.
Three for 3: Where healthy meets delicious
Located inside Ada’s Natural Market, Garden Goddess – or GG’s – is an all-natural café specializing in fresh juices, a deli and even Poke bowls. While the setting is a grocery store, the flavors at GG’s are beyond basic. You can start your day with one of the brunch offerings, like GG’s Avo toast on wheat berry bread...
52 In 52: Tiki Subs
I'm on a mission to visit 52 new or new to me places in the 52 weeks of 2026 and my week 2 pick was Tiki Subs in Fort Myers. I love trying new places, but it's easy to get stuck in a rut. You probably have your go-to's for your favorite foods, and I'm trying to break out of that and try new, or new to me, places this...
Wade Wilson’s father Steven Testasecca was vital to FL killer’s capture
The father of Wade Wilson , a Fort Myers, Florida man sentenced to death for a 2019 double homicide in Cape Coral, played a key role in his capture and arrest. In June 2024, Wilson was found guilty of killing Kristine Melton , 35, and Diane Ruiz , 43, on Oct. 7, 2019. Prosecutors said Wilson met Melton at a Fort...
Suspect jumps from Eagle Moving truck as flames erupt in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. — An Eagle Moving box truck was set on fire early Monday morning while parked at the company’s lot. Senior Reporter Emily Young talked to the manager about what happened:. Surveillance footage from the Eagle Moving cameras shows a man jumping out of the truck...
‘Get my gun’: Man hurls bricks through car window, hides in canal, deputies say
LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A man hid in a canal after “spontaneously” hurling bricks at a resident’s car on Sunday, according to a video released by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The victims were outside of their home when the man, 33-year-old Martin Zavala, emerged from a wooded area carrying two bricks, LCSO...
Eagle Eats: Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille
The spring semester at FGCU always arrives with a strange hunger. Hunger towards graduation or the kind that comes from wanting to feel relaxed after syllabus week, sunburnt and briefly unburdened. On a recent escape to Fort Myers Beach, I found myself at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille. It’s...
400 employees at Radiology Regional in SWFL have new boss after sale
A national leader in outpatient diagnostic imaging services, RadNet Inc. , has acquired Southwest Florida-based Radiology Regional. The expansion of RadNet to Southwest Florida involves 13 locations across Naples, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte and Sarasota. A figure for how much RadNet paid to acquire...
UPDATE: Arrest made in Fort Myers Beach fatal shooting, LCSO says
Lee County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in a Jan. 11 Fort Myers Beach shooting death. Lee County sheriff's deputies about 1:30 a.m. responded to a shooting in the 400 block of Madison Court. By about 3 p.m., LCSO announced on X that it had arrested 59-year-old Carlos Gonzalez on manslaughter. "One...
