BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- Bonita Beach Road is becoming a hot ticket for developers.
The day after the Bonita Springs City Council approved a boutique hotel, the city’s zoning board denied another.
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Pocket park to take the place of vacant lot in downtown Fort Myers
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners unanimously approved conceptual plans for the city’s first pocket park at 2208 First St., next to The Franklin Shops. The property was once home to a historic wood-frame building built in 1900 and later demolished in 2019. The building housed many restaurants throughout its years, the […]

‘Perfect pathogen storm’ could harm people along Florida beaches
Sargassum, vibrio and marine debris plastics interacting together off our coasts make what scientists call the “perfect pathogen storm.”

Baptist church on Fort Myers Beach partners with condo developer to rebuild
The pastor of a Fort Myers Beach church leveled by Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28 is hoping to partner with a developer to rebuild. Shawn Critser, pastor at Beach Baptist Church, will barter part of the church campus’ 3.15 acres to S.J. Collins Enterprises, an Atlanta-based developer planning to build 40 condo units. In return, […]

Sports Challenge America prototype concept opens off Bonita Beach Road
Sports Challenge America opened off Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs, where General Manager Jeff Murphy hopes this prototype will take off nationally. The venue fuses three concepts at one facility at 28010 Race Track Road. There are indoor bowling lanes and virtual sports simulators for golf and other sports in addition to periodic outdoor […]
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FDOT: Gas leak repairs could take 3 or more days
Gas is spewing from a broken line on State Road 31 off Palm Beach Boulevard, closing SR-31 traffic in both directions.

Whale dies during rescue attempt in Rose Marina off Marco Island
A whale has died in Rose Marina off Marco Island after a day-long excavation to rescue it. People were saddened to see a whale in distress.

NAACP files ethics complaint against city of Fort Myers
The NAACP has joined forces with the owner of Classy Chics Event Planning and Catering to file ethics complaints against four Fort Myers officials.

Patrol car crashes in Charlotte Harbor; SB Tamiami Trail blocked
A patrol car crashed on Tamiami Trail off Melbourne Street in Charlotte Harbor Wednesday afternoon.