Artists of all abilities leave their mark in downtown FM

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Artists of all ages and abilities gathered at the Fort Myers Regional Library Tuesday to paint a mural.

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Artist Leoma Lovegrove signs downtown Fort Myers lease, selling Matlacha gallery

Leoma Lovegrove will be closing her Matlacha art gallery, but perhaps not forever. Then the renowned artist will spend the summer taking a break and getting ready for a new gallery to open in late summer or early fall in downtown Fort Myers. Lovegrove, who had been in an 800-square-foot wood-frame gallery off Pine Island […]

Suspected arson in downtown Osaka building leaves 24 dead

A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story building in downtown Osaka in western Japan on Friday left 24 dead in what police were investigating as a possible case of arson and murder. Police were searching for a man in his 50s to 60s who witnesses saw carrying a paper bag […]

Virtual 3K encourages people of all ability levels to get active while raising money

STARability is encouraging people to get active no matter their ability level – and for a good cause. The Collier County organization has had to do its annual 3K a little differently this year due to the pandemic. “This year the event is virtual where we’re encouraging supporters and participants to run, walk or roll […]

All clear after bomb threat forces evacuation of downtown Fort Myers courthouses

A bomb threat caused the evacuation of the Lee County Justice Center and the Old Lee County Courthouse in downtown Fort Myers on Friday. Both buildings have been cleared of any threat. Fort Myers police blocked Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in front of the Justice Center so they could sweep the area. The road […]

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Landings Yacht Club holds tree-lighting ceremony for hundreds in Fort Myers