This Week
Fire Board Discusses Dispatch Times
The Board of Commissioners of the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District held a combined work session and regular meeting on Tuesday, August 15,...
Congressman Rooney Addresses Chamber Luncheon
United States House of Representative Francis Rooney (R-FL19) addressed an overflow crowd at the Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at Charley’s...
Bay Oaks Campers, Budding Artists
A Work of Art!
“Use a pinch of black paint and I mean a pinch! Now, water color tornadoes! Don’t worry if you are not...
LPA Approves Fish-Tale Restaurant Consumption on Premise
At their August 8th meeting the Local Planning Agency for the Town of Fort Myers Beach approved a Special Exception Request from Fish-Tale Marina...
Butterfly Milkweed
The lovely Monarch
Shows citizen scientists
How life intertwines
Dorothy Rodwell
There are 25 milkweed species in the genus Asclepias that reside in Florida. Twenty-four are native, one,...
Garden Club Beautifies Bay Oaks
This past week some hard-working members of the Estero Island Garden Club spent some time in the summer heat, cleaning up and beautifying the...
School is In Session
Students returned to the classroom in Lee County Schools on Thursday, August 10th. But, before that, beach students and their families attended an Open...
Mobile Dental Unit Coming to Fort Myers Beach
A fully equipped mobile dental unit with two operating rooms is coming to Beach Baptist Church August 7-11, providing free dental care to low-income...
Bay Oaks Staff Builds Muscle and Moral
Fitness Challenge 2017
When Fort Myers Beach residents and visitors go to the Bay Oaks Recreation Center and Fort Myers Beach Community Pool to work...
Counting Turtle Nests on Fort Myers Beach
With Fort Myers Beach on the verge of having 100 turtle nests in one season for the first time in its monitoring history, Mother...
Beach Pool Closing for Routine Maintenance
In the next week or so, cozy up to that neighbor with the backyard pool or, better yet, plan a day on the beach,...
Saint Raphael’s Church Digs into Its History
As the oldest church on Fort Myers Beach, Saint Raphael’s Episcopal Church possesses much history. For years this history has been stored in boxes,...
Cape Sable Whiteweed
The journey of life
From flowers to airborne seeds
With a parachute.
A rare and endangered native species is our topic for this week. The Cape Sable...
Terry Wysong Has an Eye for History
One of the benefits of living in a small town at the heart of a very popular tourist destination is all the visitors and...
Town’s Program Seeks Participants for Historic Plaque Program
Owners of historic structures on Fort Myers Beach will soon be receiving invitations to participate in the Town’s Historic Plaque Program. In fact, the...
Bullock Takes Reigns as New Legion Commander
There has been a change of command at the Melvin Cowart American Legion Post #274 that serves the Fort Myers Beach community from San...
Kenny Conidaris Blood Drive a Success
The Kenny Conidaris Bone Marrow Search and Blood Drive brought out a lot of generous people willing to donate blood and be tested to...
Hedge Bindweed
The Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium, is a perennial twining vine that is found in every state in the Union except Alaska. Sepium is usually...
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