Fort Myers Beach Talk

MERTF recommends Fort Myers Beach Council work with helicopter company on new barge location

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force (MERTF) voted on Wednesday to approve a resolution ...

How Florida property tax cuts could hit SW FL budgets

Southwest Florida officials warns eliminating homestead property taxes could cut funding for police, fire, parks and ...
Boca Beacon

Southwest Florida Reading Festival ‘26

Lee County Library System will welcome more than two dozen authors to its 27th annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Fort Myers. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. readers of all ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Mega developments in SW FL on the rise from Cape Coral to Big Cypress

Southwest Florida is experiencing a construction boom with thousands of new homes being built in Lee and Collier counties. Despite rapid growth, housing affordability remains a major issue for the ...
USA Today

'No harder decision': Search suspended for 2 missing Florida boaters

The search for two boaters missing off the coast of Naples, Florida, has been suspended after a massive four-day search operation. The U.S. Coast Guard halted its search for Fort Myers attorney ...
WFLX

One of the boaters missing off Fort Myers is lawyer at Boca Raton firm

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for two missing boaters off the Gulf coast on Monday, "pending the development of new information," the agency said. Authorities were searching for 57-year-old ...