This Week
Citizen Scientists Needed
Don’t miss any of the fun on Fort Myers Beach! Check out these events and pick up your August copy of SAND LIFE Entertainment...
Spirit of ’45 Lives On
While the numbers are dwindling, the respect for World War II veterans remains strong as evidenced by last week’s Spirit of ’45 Celebration held...
Council Shares Summer Adventures
“What I Did for Summer Vacation”
When we were kids, it was a standard assignment each school year to write an essay on what you...
Florida Milkweed
A rare plant demands
Attention and excitement
Intertwined with sweat
Dorothy Rodwell
Like every Thursday morning, I arrived at the Native Plant Society’s nursery at Koreshan...
Bay Oaks Hosts Eclipse Program
On Monday afternoon, August 21, The Great American Eclipse takes center stage across the United States, including Southwest Florida. To view this amazing celestial...
Locals Celebrate Community Day
Local residents gathered at Fish Tale Marina last Saturday to celebrate local Public Safety agencies that serve Fort Myers Beach.
The day was filled with...
Friends of Bay Oaks
The most recent meeting of the Friends of Bay Oaks was held on Tuesday, August 15. This group of residents is committed to supporting...
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,...
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