The Beach Bar, destroyed Sept. 28, 2022, by Hurricane Ian, broke ground Oct. 17 off I Street on Fort Myers Beach, just south ...

The sights and sounds of recovery from Hurricane Milton were everywhere. Plywood was removed from many business windows.

Construction on a new, more resilient Beach Bar officially kicked off Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

ONE OF THE AREAS HIT HARDEST WAS FORT MYERS BEACH STATE LEADERS ... BUSINESSES LIKE DOC FORD'S RUM BAR GRILL HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN. HURRICANE IAN HAVING TO SHUT DOWN FOR A YEAR FROM DAMAGES BECAME ...

The Bonita Springs bar will be closed Wednesday and Thursday. Stellar Records in Fort Myers: Closed Thursday. Fort Myers Beach trash pickup: Fort Myers Beach suspended Waste Management collections ...

Photos from security cameras show water throughout the kitchen, dining rooms and bar ... map to see if hour at modified at your Publix. As of 7 p.m. Wednesday, the stories on Fort Myers Beach ...

The News-Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials ...

Florida power outage map: Nearly 2 million without power amid ... storm surge (as high as 15 feet in some places on Fort Myers Beach). In Florida, the death toll from Milton reached 17 on Friday ...

Florida power outage map: Nearly 2 million ... coasts and barrier islands. The Fort Myers News-Press, a part of USA Today NETWORK, reported Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and Captiva were reopened ...

People gather on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. to watch the Gulf of Mexico ... The Mucky Duck in Captiva, a beloved waterside restaurant and bar, suffered extensive damage during Ian and dug itself ...

Junkanoo and Dixie Fish House on Fort Myers Beach, and Timbers and Sanibel Grill on Sanibel soon ... For decades customers would gather around the large, no-frills bar or shoot pool in the front room, ...