Fort Myers Beach

The responsibility to carry the legacy of the Fort Myers Beach community lays on three Estero Island Historic Society board members. And they're looking for help.

Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina will reopens to guests on March 1 and remains under construction. The resort has been home to relief workers, construction workers, contractors and displaced residents following Hurricane Ian.

Paradise Tattoo, an award-winning tattoo shop, served a national clientele on Fort Myers Beach for nearly 12 years. Hurricane Ian destroyed many businesses, leaving them to figure out where to go and how to stay in business: including Paradise Tattoo.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, recently attended the 22nd District Commercial Real Estate Outlook Conference hosted by CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member). With the grand opening of Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach scheduled for late 2023, the developers of the project forecast a grand vision for rebuilding the devastated barrier island.

A letter sent to officials in Sanibel Island Fort Myers said municipalities could be kicked out of the National Flood Insurance Program if figures from the property appraisers office are used when calculating if hurricane-battered home could be repaired or demolished

The January 2019 killing took place as the Fort Myers Beach library director opened the building to prepare for a book sale.

All 67 counties in Florida will take part and complete a vulnerability assessment and be eligible for inclusion in future iterations of the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan, which proposes funding for the highest ranked resilience and adaptation projects across the state.

Hurricane Ian brought in 11 feet of storm surge into the Chapel By The Sea Presbyterian Church on Fort Myers Beach and destroyed everything in its path. The surge washed through the sanctuary and the fellowship hall, known as Silver Hall, and the connecting patio.

Fort Myers Beach utility officials said it is recommended that water be boiled for several minutes in advance of consumption or use.

Salty Sam’s Marina and Pirate Cruise barely survived Hurricane Ian’s destruction. The pirate ship, called Pieces of Eight, is a 65-foot replica Spanish galleon, and made it through the storm. Pieces of Eight reopened its 90-minute interactive comedy show on Jan. 21, and has been hosting shows since.