After 1,113 days, Fort Myers Beach regained another casual waterfront restaurant. Marina Cantina Tin Tiki opened on Oct. 15 ...

Southwest Florida offers a variety of events this weekend and into October, including festivals, concerts, and Halloween-themed activities. Cape Coral Bike Night returns this Saturday with live music, ...

After 75 years of painting and sculpting, the Fort Myers Beach Beach Art Association is ready to celebrate at its new Fort Myers gallery. A 75th-anniversary celebration and art exhibit takes place ...

Lee Melsek left Beach two decades ago, but he still daydreams about the pristine paradise of his childhood in the '50s and '60s.

A new traffic signal has been activated at Fifth Street and San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach. The signal is part of a larger, $13 million FDOT project to improve traffic flow and safety. This ...

Stay out of the water at Fort Myers Beach’s Bowditch Point Park, warns Lee County's health department: There's too much fecal bacteria – more than 28 times the safety threshold – and it might make you ...

In his new book, Lee Melsek remembers Fort Myers Beach the way it used to be: No street lights, one cop and empty beaches ...

Retired journalist Lee Melsek has written a new memoir about his childhood on Fort Myers Beach in the 1950s and '60s. The book, "Finding Huck: Adventures Down Yonder," recalls a time before ...