Fort Myers Café Makes Fresh Start in New Spot After Hurricane Ian Wipes Out Original Location

A downtown Fort Myers eatery plans to reopen its doors, marking a comeback nearly three years after Hurricane Ian destroyed its Dean Street site. The new Green Cup Café sits across from the library, boasting 1,400 square feet of space.

The path to reopening wasn’t smooth for Rob Podgorski and Jennifer Carbajal. While searching for their new site, they kept the business alive through temporary setups at Remedies Parlor and Millennial Brewing.

“There’s not a lot of small businesses after Ian that came back. Most of the businesses that were destroyed by that came back, usually with large financial backing. Most of the small businesses pretty much didn’t,” Podgorski said, according to WINK News…

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