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Bonita Fish Company is celebrating one year in business at Fisherman's Warf in Fort Myers Beach this Tuesday with a special anniversary menu, priced-down refreshments, live music and a raffle giveaway:
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State Rep. Adam Botana (R-Bonita Springs) is facing a challenge on this year's ballot from Estero Democratic Bill Moskal. Both candidates were recently interviewed by the Fort Myers Beach Observer:
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Conservatives for Clean Water, a PAC led by Rep. Adam Botana (R-Bonita Springs), sent $150K to FreeLee, a Botana-led PAC funding mailers urging Lee County residents to vote for dissolving the Fort Myers Beach fire and mosquito control districts:
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The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation’s Monster Mash pub crawl and costume contest brought out some creative trick or treaters on Halloween night at Bayside Veteran’s Park.
Fort Myers Beach Observer editorial: Vote against Botana and Giallombardo's merger bills and intrusions on Fort Myers Beach sovereignty; vote against town charter extensions on appointed councilmember terms:
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The Monster Mash Halloween Pub Crawl will take place on Saturday on Fort Myers Beach. More than a dozen Fort Myers Beach restaurants are participating, with cash prizes for best costumes.
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The owners of The Whale are finalizing a deal acquire the Beach Theater on Fort Myers Beach. Mike and Dawn Miller expect to finish closing on the purchase this week. The Millers would like to turn the theater into a sports bar with duckpin bowling.
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Longtime Fort Myers Beach Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force member Jennifer Rusk, who spearheaded the town's publishing of a children's book that educated local children and visitors about the island's environment, is leaving the committee:
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This week's edition of the Fort Myers Beach Observer is now available at news bins and businesses around town, as well as online:
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An alert Fort Myers Beach voter taking part in early voting at the district office of the Lee County Supervisor of of Elections last week, noticed that she was missing the second page of her ballot. A poll worker was able to print out the missing page;
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La Ola Surfside Restaurant owner Tom Houghton released renderings of his proposed new Times Square restaurant on Fort Myers Beach. Houghton plans to meet with town staff and enter mediation to settle an outstanding code issue over the use of a trailer on site since Hurricane Ian.
Democrat Victor Arias, a Cape Coral attorney is facing Republican Jim Schwartzel, a South Fort Myers media executive, to succeed Rep. Byron Donalds in representing the 19th Congressional District that covers most of Lee County and Collier County.
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This large sinkhole at the intersection of Bay Beach Lane and Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach was caused by a broken underground water pipe, town officials said. The damaged pipe caused erosion beneath the road, officials said. Repairs are expected to begin on Monday.
The remnants of the Fort Myers Beach Pier are all but gone as work continues on the pier replacement project, which is expected to be completed next year. The pier was destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022.
President Donald Trump exits the stage at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers Friday with a short dance to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A." and a golf swing.
President Donald Trump told a crowd of about 4,000 people at a rally in Fort Myers they would get $5,000 in their pockets if Republicans kept control of Congress or a 1929-style "economic depression" if Democrats dislodged them from power:
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