News across Lee County
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 15Labor Day Weekend dances to a Latin beat
My favorite neighborhood in The Fort — downtown, obviously — was filled with fun over the Labor Day weekend and I was so happy to be there for it. Do I joyously embrace temperatures that feel like 107 degrees? No, I do not — but, sometimes you just have to except the fact that…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 15What to do, Where to go
TOP PICKS 9/18-11th Annual Island Hopper Songwriter Fest – Opening day for the Songwriter festival across Southwest Florida, starting on Captiva Island. Hear hit songs performed by the artists who wrote them at tropical venues. Tickets are available online and vary in price.…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 15New Chef at the Ritz as September Sizzles
It’s time to Sizzle Sizzle Dining is in full swing throughout September, featuring prix-fixe lunch and dinner deals across dozens of restaurants in Naples, Marco Island,Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, Pine Island, Cape Coral and Babcock Ranch. Sizzle Dining…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 15Prostate cancer screenings are less invasive … now go get one
Hands off my prostate. That was the consensus among men for decades. They dreaded even the thought of scheduling a digital rectal exam with a urologist or primary care physician. Many men skipped the screening altogether, opting to roll the dice and play the odds that only 1 in 8…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 15Swings of summer season
Mick Moore is having a great summer season in Collier County. The co-owner of The Turtle Club and owner of the Vanderbilt Beach Resort says people are staying and eating at his places more than previous off-season times. But it’s not visitors from out of the country or even out…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 14The Cuban experience
I have long been intrigued by the often-tumultuous relationship between the United States and Cuba. My first memory of Cuba was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I must have been 12 at the time and I was living in Delaware when my mother suddenly decided to go down and check out…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 14A sophisticated St. Charles retreat
Set on nearly half an acre in prestigious St. Charles Harbour, 15701 Chatfield Drive is a beautifully reimagined, 3,792-square-foot residence offering exceptional privacy and a sophisticated boating community lifestyle. Completely renovated in 2025, this move-in-ready home…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 14The opportunities you don’t see coming
People often ask me, especially now as my tenure as Lee Health’s President and CEO comes to a close at the end of September, what career advice I can offer. My answer is simple: Set goals, but don’t become so focused on them that you miss the opportunities in your peripheral…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published September 14ParrotPhest returns to Fort Myers Beach Oct. 1-4
Jimmy Buffett Day may be a year away, but the spirit of Margaritaville is strong as ever as ParrotPhest makes its return to Fort Myers Beach on Oct. 1. Bird Gardens of Naples will bring their parrots and the event benefits the Alzheimer’s Association. Through Oct. 4, Parrotheads…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published September 14The program to institutionalize special sobriquets
I saw a large man captaining a motorized shopping cart confidently through the bakery and deli sections of a Publix the other day dressed in a cherry red T-shirt beneath a dome-perched red ball cap. I don’t know what the ball cap said. But the T-shirt was unequivocal: “Trump Was…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 14Puppy and kitten ready for homes from Humane Society Naples
Sequoia Sequoia is 10 months old and full energy! This big puppy loves playing in the yard and makes friends with everyone. Just a big goofball. His adoption fee is waived this month! Meowth Meowth is your typical 3-month-old kitten: eat, sleep, play, repeat. He especially loves…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 13Winning Words
Florida Weekly continues to celebrate the winners of its 16th annual readers’ Writing Challenge. This week, it’s the second and third honorable mention stories, along with interviews with the winners. Note: Florida Weekly runs the Writing Challenge stories “as is,” without any…