Fort Myers FL

Enrico Aguila isn’t known for Detroit-style pizza. While the amicable Fort Myers pizza guru — aka Uncle Rico — has been in the national spotlight, it’s his NY-style pizzas and cheese slices that put him there. Aguila, however, has no intention of resting on his dough-winning laurels when he competes in the 2025...

The Lee County Sheriff's Office confirmed it is investigating a death that happened at Billy's Creek Drive and Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers.

The Stage will reopen its doors in Bonita Springs on Friday, Aug. 15. Located in the Ace Sunshine Plaza off Bonita Beach Road, The Stage hosts some of the best tribute bands in the country. The Stage will offer a summer special of all seats for $24.95 for show only....

Lee County Domestic Animal Services is partnering with NBCUniversal Local’s 11th annual Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign throughout the month of August. The event includes a waived adoption fee event on Saturday, Aug. 23. Animal Services will reduce adoption fees beginning Aug. 21 to $20 with an approved...

James Beard-nominated chef Brad Kilgore brings his mix of Japanese and Italian cooking to a restored 1920s space in Fort Myers. The makeover cost $257,500 total — $180,000 went into reconstructing the interior, $70,000 bought new kitchen equipment, and $7,500 restored the original 1020s mosaic tile floor. "To me,...

The psychedelic circus’s 16-year-old hit returns with new acrobatic acts and reimagined costumes, music and set design. “OVO” — the Portuguese word for “egg” — features 53 acrobats and musicians bringing to life bouncing crickets, a spider in her web and more creatures from the insect world. Now through Aug. 3. Cost:...

Police in Florida say a woman left her kids in the car for almost 30 minutes while she went shopping at Dollar Tree. On Sunday, someone called the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to report seeing two young children alone in a car that was not running in the parking lot of the company on Homestead Road in Lehigh Acres,...

Lee County will soon be home to a new FDLE Regional Operations Center featuring state-of-the-art forensic lab services and law enforcement training facilities.

Speed cameras in seventeen Lee County school areas will snap photos of speeding drivers starting Aug. 11. Anyone going 10 mph over the limit will get hit with a $100 ticket. The cameras will record drivers for half an hour before school starts until half an hour after the final bell. Signs warn drivers as they enter...

An open-air shopping center in Fort Myers has a new third-party management company. DLC will be handling day-to-day operations and leasing for Bell Tower, the company announced in late July. DLC is an open-air shopping center operator headquartered in Elmsford, New York, with regional offices in Atlanta, Buffalo,...