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WEB2 days ago · September 10, 2024 - Fort Myers Beach News. The Beach Bar’s owners are going for a bigger and more resilient rebuild that won approval from the Fort Myers Beach Council on Monday for a rezoning to allow the property to return to its glory days. The Beach Bar property, which dates back to the 1960’s, was largely wiped out by ...
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WEB5 days ago · Fort Myers Beach Market returns to Times Square. September 12, 2024. Everybody’s favorite Fort Myers Beach is back. Linda Miller, organizer of the Fort Myers Beach Market is back at Times Square again this year. Miller said the market, which opened up again this past week, will be set up there each Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Photos of Fort Myers Beach as recovery continues from Hurricane …
WEBOct 16, 2022 · Scores of homes have been totaled on Fort Myers Beach and debris remains stacked high along the streets of Fort Myers Beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. This Monday and Tuesday, access to Fort Myers Beach will be limited to essential personnel in order to hasten the removal of debris. Residents will not be […]
London Bay’s Outrigger rezone meets LPA Friday
WEBAug 21, 2024 · London Bay Development Group’s quest to turn the former Outrigger Resort property into a mixed hotel and condo development with multiple high-rise towers with plans for controversial water taxis, will take its first formal review from the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency on Friday at town hall. Public hearings will be held on four […]
Seagate makes pitch to community for new condo towers on Fort …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Looking to bring Fort Myers Beach one of the largest residential developments the town has seen since incorporation, the developers behind Seagate Development Group’s 17-story twin-condo tower buildings met with some of the island’s summer public Wednesday to unveil their plans. In a meeting room at the Pink Shell Beach Resort with a few dozen […]
Chief Love pens letter to community on impending leave
WEBSep 2, 2021 · Fort Myers Beach Fire District Chief Matthew Love, who had been informing the Board of Fire Commissioners of potential job offers he was considering, has given the board official notice of his plans to leave the department and on Tuesday released a letter to the community announcing his departure. Though no date has been given […]
Work begins on Matanzas Pass Bridge project
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Work on the Matanzas Pass Bridge project has begun on Fort Myers Bridge and is expected to last until early 2026. Photo by Nathan Mayberg. Town of Fort Myers Beach spokesperson Nicole Berzin announced Friday that town officials met with the state Department of Transportation to talk about concerns with the new traffic pattern.
Access to Fort Myers Beach from south end to open following …
WEBOct 17, 2022 · Lee County Government has announced that the southern entrance to Fort Myers Beach will reopen Tuesday following repairs to Big Carlos Pass Bridge, Big Hickory Pass Bridge, New Pass Bridge and Little Carlos Pass Bridge. The Florida Department of Transportation completed temporary repairs to the four previously damaged and closed bridges that provide access to […]
Santini Plaza on track to reopen this fall
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Yariv Shaked has Santini Plaza on the comeback trail and he can see the finish line. After hard work repairing the plaza from damage incurred from Hurricane Ian, Shaked said the popular shopping center on the south end of Fort Myers Beach will be ready to open in the fall. “If things go well, people […]
Sandpiper Gulf Resort under contract to London Bay
WEBAug 18, 2023 · The Sandpiper Gulf Resort is under contract to be purchased by London Bay Development Group. The Fort Myers Beach hotel property is located mid-island at 5550 Estero Blvd. The 63-room resort dates back to the 1960’s and has undergone multiple renovations over the years. The resort had a consortium of …