3 To Do: Shrimp Festival; Cat Food Drive and ‘The Buddy Holly Story’
1. THIS WEEKEND: Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival. If you love shrimp, this is the place to be. It’s all to celebrate the island’s enduring shrimp industry. Various locations Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8. The 68th Annual fest is packed with two days of events, including...
Art Council of South West Florida seeks applicants for spring show
The Art Council of South West Florida will host its biennial Spring Show at the COCO Art Gallery in Naples during the month of April this year. The Art Council of Southwest Florida is dedicated to expanding the range of art appreciation and creative art opportunities for the residents of southwest Florida and the...
Wyndham Owner Wants To Be Open in Weeks
It’s not the hotel. It’s a temporary setup for a 60 by 90 big tent, 5 food trucks serving food and drinks, parking, and live entertainment. Property owner John Callis would like to help fill a need on the south end as soon as possible while his team works on a bigger concept.
Flames over 50% contained as crews continue to fight wildfire in Collier County
OCHOPEE, Fla. (WSVN) — Firefighters have made progress as a fire continues to burn in Collier County. The blaze that started over a week ago has burned more than 35,000 acres. Crews said recent rain has helped them fight the flames more efficiently. The fire is now more than...
Best Naples restaurants? 6 classics standing the test of time
What's the recipe for success when it comes to maintaining a popular restaurant in Naples ? These six restaurants all have different owners, menus, and environments, but have a few things in common: great service, fresh local ingredients, and an authenticity you can't buy. While lots of new restaurants have chic...
Massive wildfire rages through US national preserve: ‘Getting burned through’
A massive wildfire in southern Florida has burned over 30,000 acres, leading to the closure of a portion of a national preserve and an interstate. A massive wildfire continues to burn in southern Florida amid expanding drought conditions in the state. The National Fire burning near Naples forced the closure of a...
Extreme drought expands to all of Southwest Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Although rain returned to parts of the Gulf Coast recently, the drought continues to worsen. Extreme drought has taken hold across the entirety of the region. That includes all six counties in the area — Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades and DeSoto. Last week,...
Proposed Smoking Ban is Back On
After a brief stop at the Town Council’s Management & Planning meeting Thursday, an ordinance to ban smoking and vaping on town-owned beaches will come back before the Town Council on March 16th. The ordinance was originally on the council’s March 2nd agenda but it was pulled before it...
Thre Town’s Big Celebration is Friday
And the Estero Island Historic Society will celebrate the town’s 30th Anniversary by sharing the story of how Fort Myers Beach developed since the first homesteaders settled in the late 1800’s. The town’s historians will be at the event to answer questions about the island’s past and have...
Sea Breeze Storms Fire Up Along Florida’s West Coast From Tampa to Naples, Heavy...
FLORIDA — A classic summer-style sea breeze setup is unfolding across the Sunshine State today, with thunderstorms developing along the west coast and clustering near the Interstate 75 corridor from the Tampa Bay region south toward Naples. Forecast analysis shows a familiar Florida pattern: light background winds...
