Dine at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach for waterfront views of America’s largest shrimp fleet, famous ...

Several longtime restaurants in Lee County, Florida, closed their doors in 2025 for various reasons. Bonita Bill's, a 30-year-old establishment, was sold and reopened under a new name, Bonita Fish ...

Southwest Florida's entertainment season features major events from January through April, including concerts, festivals, and Broadway shows. Numerous art festivals will take place across the region, ...

It started in early January. Sunday, the 5 th, to be exact. That was the last day in business for Bonita Bill’s after 30-plus years on San Carlos Island. It was the first big restaurant closing of the ...

Batchelor Pad was the giant yacht that ended up impaled on a dock post in front of a Fort Myers Beach restaurant (formerly Bonita Bill's) during historic Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28, 2022. As the days, ...

One of the largest events in Southwest Florida returns to Cape Coral Parkway this weekend with hundreds of artists, crafters ...

We simply love these harder-to-find, off the main drag, nondescript strip-mall wonders ...

Former reporter Lee Melsek recalls a sparsely populated Fort Myers Beach in the 1950s and '60s. Melsek has written a book, "Finding Huck: Adventures Down Yonder," about his childhood on the island. He ...

Happy New Year, SWFL foodies! I'm looking forward to sharing another delicious year of local eats and new restaurants with you all. While there's no telling what 2026 may bring to the Naples food ...

Here are seven new restaurants expected to open on the Treasure Coast in 2026. The Harbor Cocktail Lounge, which has been trying to open since summer 2025, is expected to add to the entertainment and ...