Florida Weekly - Fort Myers

03/03/2025

Study reveals nitrogen pollution drives red tide growth along Florida’s Gulf Coast

A new report conclusively links every destructive red tide event on Florida’s southwest coast from Sarasota Bay to Estero Bay, a distance of roughly 100 miles, to releases of nitrogen-laden fresh water in quantities exceeding the maximum established clean standards down the Caloosahatchee River fr...

03/03/2025

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03/02/2025

A pioneering force in Southwest Florida’s economic development

Horizon Council founding member and the organization’s first chairman, David Barton, has passed away at age 89. The longtime Southwest Florida developer and business leader had been battling an illness at his farm in Ocala. Originally from Meriden, England, Barton worked in manufacturing in his ho...

03/02/2025

Visionaries to unite at upcoming Imagine Solutions Conference to discuss their transformative ideas

Imagine a world with a cure for Alzheimer’s disease or a technology that uses artificial intelligence to transform health care, education and even entertainment. These things don’t have to just be imagined anymore. Experts around the world are turning these dreams into reality, and many of these...

03/01/2025

The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club continues 67 years of tradition with its annual shrimp festival

It is no shell shocker that ‘shrimply’ the best seafood comes from the Gulf of Mexico, now officially dubbed the Gulf of America on Google Maps. Making waves as the real catch of the year, the local shrimp trade accounts for 75% of the nation’s coined “pink gold” findings scooped from thes...

03/01/2025

Welcome to Somerset at The Plantation, located at 1 Chadsford Circle, Fort Myers.

Welcome to Somerset at The Plantation, located at 1 Chadsford Circle, Fort Myers. This property, listed by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty, features a screened pool and spa lanai, allowing you to relax and enjoy spectacular sunsets and breathtaking views of the lake and fountain. Pric...

02/28/2025

Shane Reilley named finance director at BIG ARTS

Shane Reilley named finance director at BIG ARTS BIG ARTS Executive Director Lee Ellen Harder announced Shane Reilley’s appointment as BIG ARTS’s new finance director. “We are so pleased to have Shane lead our accounting department and to continue the long-standing BIG ARTS tradition of sound ...

02/28/2025

The Alliance for the Arts will host the 39th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibit from March 7 to 29.

The Alliance for the Arts will host the 39th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibit from March 7 to 29. This is the Alliance’s longest-running exhibition. It features pieces created by artists, both emerging talents and established artists, working in a wide variety of media from all over Florida. The ...

02/27/2025

02/27/2025

Experts sound the alarm on rising number of cases

In 2023, Florida lost 2,864 people to influenza — either the viral flu in one strain or another — or pneumonia, often a complication of it, according to state statistics reported at www.flhealthcharts.gov. That represented a statewide rate of 8.2 deaths per 100,000 citizens. The number may sound...

02/27/2025

“Disney on Ice” sliding into Estero with “Frozen” and “Encanto” performances

Get ready to see the animated heroes who, thanks to Disney’s magic, make numerous children — and even some adults — smile, giggle and sing along to their catchy songs. And this time, they are doing it while on ice skates. The famous mouse and many of his pals are headed to Hertz Arena in Ester...

02/26/2025

Here's what's happening around town this week

Fort Myers Brewing Company celebrates its 12th anniversary with a four-day event featuring over 50 specialty beers, food trucks, live music and fun for all ages from Feb. 27-March 2.

02/26/2025

Key issues and numbers to watch in Florida’s upcoming legislative session

As Florida’s legislative session begins on March 4, it’s important to keep a few notions and numbers in mind. For one thing, a legislative session is not as complicated as it sounds. It’s just an eight-week soirée, a big party, a chance for one governor and 160 individuals — 120 state repre...

02/25/2025

Cape Coral celebrates burrowing owls with 23rd annual festival amid extinction threat

Cape Coral is honoring one of the best natural, free and biologically controlled pest maintenance solutions that is at risk of extinction. Devouring over 7,000 insects and 1,800 rodents each season, this distinctive bird often resides in abandoned gopher holes scattered throughout local neighborhood...

02/25/2025

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