Fort Myers FL

One of the things I love most about Southwest Florida is the farmers market culture here. From October through May, open-air markets pop up across the region every weekend, transforming parking lots and downtown streets and waterfront parks into the kind of community gathering spots that make a place feel genuinely ali

Friends, family and foodies are mourning the sudden death of a highly respected and well-known chef and restaurateur in Southwest Florida. Mariano Luis Maldonado, 55, of Fort Myers, died last week in what his wife describes as a "tragic accident." In 2011, he and his wife, Rocio Navarrete, launched El Gaucho Inca Resta

Lauren Akey, a 21-year-old student at the University of South Florida, died in a head-on collision after a wrong-way drunk driver struck her car

This model-perfect, four-bedroom/two-bath, 1,846-square-foot home is located at 3704 Pebble Terrace, Punta Gorda (33980), in the pristine, gated community of River Club. This impeccably maintained home truly shows like a model and is tastefully decorated throughout. Being furnished with some exclusions, this home offer

PORT CHARLOTTE – Charlotte County Economic Development announced Ashley Turner, public information officer for Charlotte County Public Safety, is this month's "40 Under 40" honoree.

Southwest Floridians celebrated when Golisano Children’s Hospital opened in 2017. It meant local children could receive world-class, specialized health care close to home rather than traveling to children’s hospitals in Tampa and Miami. Today, the hospital is regularly honored by The Leapfrog Group, U.S. News & World R

13499 S. Cleveland Ave. Suite 221, Fort Myers – 239-291-9922. This upscale restaurant invites diners into a multi-level space featuring dark woods and warm, welcoming light. On weekdays, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Happy Hour takes flight in the bar only. The specialty Happy Hour menu includes $7 dollar craft beers and $8 s

Soggy weather is here to stay on the Gulf Coast. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening. Most of the rain will target the Interstate 75 corridor. Buckets of rain will fall on some communities, but not everyone will see rain. There is a minor flood ris

China Xpress, a Chinese counter-service restaurant located at 2059 Altamont Ave., Suite 102, in Lee County's First Street Village, received a warning and a follow-up inspection requirement after a routine food inspection on May 15, 2026. State inspectors found 28 total violations, including 9 high-priority violations.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters with Charlotte County Fire & EMS say that they received calls about multiple brush fires due to lightning strikes Sunday evening. Of the three calls crews have received, Charlotte County Fire & EMS says two of them were confirmed brush fires. One brush fire...