Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released a manatee that had been rescued in Fort Myers in April, following three months of recovery. Myerslee, an approximately 2-year-old male, was rescued on April 23 in the Orange River in Fort Myers. He was ...
The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel has released its upcoming festivals and events calendar for the 2021-2022 season. Visit FortMyers-Sanibel.com as more events will be added as dates and times continue to firm up: Festivals and annual events Island Hopper Songwriter Fest Sept. ...
August on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel brings long sunny days with great shelling and lots of outdoor activities as visitors take long-awaited vacations. In addition to offering plenty of space for social distancing, great year-round weather, shell-drenched beaches, wildlife and the ...
A man hospitalized after he was struck by lightning on a beach on Sanibel has died. Brent Jerome and his wife, Kristen, were each hit by lightning on July 24 at about 4:52 p.m. on the beach behind the Sanibel Beach Club, at 626 Nerita St. The Downtown Church located in Columbia, South ...
Washington, D.C. — The office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will host in-person and virtual Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their respective communities. These office hours offer constituents who do not live close to one of Senator ...
Lee Health officials have announced “due to the current capacity and highly contagious nature of the COVID-19 delta variant” they are restricting visitation in emergency room departments until further notice. Visitors will only be granted emergency room access for compassionate care ...
The dog adoption center at Lee County Domestic Animal Services is approaching capacity, so members of the public are invited to make a “Pit Stop” in August, while the adoption fee for all dogs more than 30 pounds is $20. The adoption fee for all pets includes: spay/neuter surgery; ...
Smiles, not masks. Parental choice, not mandates. That is the message Gov. Ron DeSantis shared this morning at a press conference in Cape Coral called to announce that he would issue an executive order that will prohibit school systems from mandating masks. "I think the decision about ...
The face of a Cape Coral business that tops the city’s economic development success stories topped another list this week, placing it at the center of a COVID-related controversy. Dr. Joseph Mercola, a board-certified physician and best-selling author who runs a prominent popular natural ...
The Cape Coral Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit is asking for the public’s help in solving a shooting that resulted in a man’s death in April. On April 24, at around 4:30 a.m., Cape Coral Police Patrol officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Southeast 6th ...
