Naples FL

NAPLES TEAM DREAM WEAVER WINS $42,500.00 +++ AT SKIPPERS DOCKSIDE. Skippers Dockside Restaurant hosted the 11th Annual Skippers Dolphin Tournament with sixty-three teams made up of 231 anglers competing for over $100,000 in cash plus fabulous trophies from King Sailfish Mounts. Anglers were allowed to weigh two fish...

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (WBBH) - A group of women who survived a lightning strike while visiting Florida on a girls’ trip have honored their shared experience with matching tattoos. Sisters Danielle and Taylor Sturgill and their two friends say a beautiful Saturday afternoon on Marco Island quickly turned when...

Construction of "Alligator Alcatraz," a new immigration detention facility, has begun after Florida leaders approved the plan on Monday.

La Ola attorney Amy Thibaut has filed the restaurant’s final brief with the Lee County Circuit Court. The Town of Fort Myers Beach is trying to remove La Ola from its current location in Times Square. The case started months ago when Florida Administrative Judge John Laningham, acting as...

And just like that, things are rapidly taking shape at what used to be Bonita Bill’s on Fort Myers Beach. Fresh paint job? New roof and lighting? Done. That yacht perched on the dock courtesy of Hurricane Ian? Gone. Even the menu is coming along. “We’re in the process of discussing what that will look like now,” Joe...

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille recently celebrated National Yucatán Shrimp Day, serving 12,350 signature Yucatán menu items and bottles of sauce and hosting a 7K run on Sanibel. The national day, started by Doc Ford’s in 2020, spanned several weeks at the restaurant’s on Sanibel, Fort...

Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island held an informal June luncheon June 9 at Margarita’s, where 15 enthusiastic attendees gathered to share their love for gardening and nature. Discussions included pollinator plants for butterflies and bees, plant containers, tips on growing vanilla orchids, cultivating a cocktail...

Looking for the top events of the week? 3 To Do: ‘Spammy Jammy,’ Wandering Goat and Mike Epps. ‘Backstage Hollywood’ Marco Historical Society. The Marco Island Historical Society is hosting a new traveling exhibit organized by Mid-America Arts Alliance, “Backstage Hollywood: The Photographs of Bob Willoughby.” The...

The city of Marco Island will host a fireworks display at around 9 p.m., July 4. The display will launch from a barge between Tigertail Beach and South Beach, according to a press release. Marco leaders also want to remind you that personal fireworks are not permitted within city limits...

1. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, GOODLAND: ‘Spammy Jammy’ at Little Bar. We’re just a few days away from a Goodland tradition, the annual Spammy Jammy at the Little Bar in Goodland. The event, held to mark the beginning of summer and ward off hurricanes, is known for its unique blend of Spam-themed activities and pajama-clad...