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Enjoy A Breakfast Of Champions At This Delicious Farm To Table Restaurant In Florida
It’s not every day that you can enjoy a meal at an actual working farm. But in Fort Myers, there is a dining experience that’ll give you just that AND more! Buckingham Farms, originally a fresh produce stand on an 80+ acre farm, is now a staple for anyone wanting to indulge in a breakfast of champions. While this farm-to-table restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida, also offers lunch and dinner, we’re quite partial to the variety and innovation they serve up first thing in the morning.
9 Lee County restaurants, 2 food trucks perfect; 1 closed; 20 fail inspection
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...
Hell Yeah 94.1 Goes Out With A Whimper
Sun Broadcasting quietly eliminated its “Hell Yeah” Country brand in Fort Myers on July 1. What originally launched in September 2020 as “Trump Country 93.7” WXNX Sanibel, the station would become “Hell Yeah 93.7” WHEL in December of that year following the last election. The brand would get demoted to translator 94.1 W231DC Fort Myers and WHEL-HD3 in January to make way for the launch of “Hot 93.7“. In its final ratings survey on 93.7 in December 2023, WHEL was the third-ranked Country station and sixteenth overall in the market with a 1.7 share. It would drop to a 0.1 share in the May 2024 ratings on 94.1.
Dolphin Inn demolished nearly two years after Hurricane Ian
A pile of rubble is all that remains at an iconic spot on Fort Myers Beach. The Dolphin Inn once drew tourists from all over the country and worldwide to southwest Florida. Now, almost two years later, this land is up for grabs. This was the Dolphin Inn resort, an...
Gym chain shuttering Fort Myers, Cape Coral locations, cutting 108 jobs
The New York Sports Club is shutting down three Lee County gyms and will lay off more than 100 employees. The chain notified the state of its intentions in a letter Monday stating that the closings would be effective Sept. 1. Employees have been notified that all the layoffs are permanent.
Three Lee County Around the Clock Fitness locations closing
The New York Sports Club, parent company of Around the Clock Fitness, notified the state in a letter dated July 1 that its three Florida locations would close. The last day for the chain’s 108 workers is August 31, 2024. The clubs are located in Lee County on Six...
Sunflower Market Is Combating Food Waste by Selling Discounted Food That Might Otherwise End up in a Landfill
While millions of people in the United States struggle with hunger and food insecurity on a daily basis, Americans as a whole trash more than 160 billion pounds of perfectly good food every year, which, according to a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council, amounts to about 40 percent of our total food supply. Confusion about food dating is a major factor, and 83 percent of Americans have prematurely thrown out food because of a so-called “expiration” date.
Three generations. One tattoo. Celebrating an 80th birthday in a heartwarming way
Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News' have launched a series called "Tattoo Tales" featuring a tattoo story − from the emotional to the humorous − asking those who are participating for the story behind their body art. Have a tattoo story to share? Send you...
Bonita Bill’s restaurant on market as Semmer family decides to sell
For three decades, electrician Bill Semmer invested in waterfront property on San Carlos Island, including his passion project, Bonita Bill’s restaurant. After Semmer’s death in January 2023, his family decided to part with some of the property, opening the door for potential redevelopment projects. There are four parcels...
Carlie’s Three For 3
4429 Cleveland Avenue, Unit 170, Fort Myers; 239-936-8881 or endlessginza.com. GinZa brings the highest quality of sushi and hibachi to Fort Myers, offering endless sushi for lunch along with dinner and happy hour! All-you-can-eat sushi specials are served from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., daily! All-you-can-eat sushi lunch is $20.50 per person with kids from ages three to six at $6.45 and those ages seven to 11 priced at $9.45, each. Other lunch options include Sushi Lunch with five pieces of Nigiri Sushi and Tuna Rolls, or 10 pieces of chef ’s selection of fresh sliced raw fish, and Lunch Boat of four pieces of Nigiri Sushi with seven pieces of Sashimi and a California Roll. Ginza also has combination options, your choice of two or three rolls for $9.95 and $11.95. Combinations have a list of over 15 sushi roll options!
Doc Ford’s to Support FISH of SANCAP’s Annual JOGnJAM
In the spirit of community and tradition, Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, a mainstay of Sanibel Island since its founding in 2003, is once again demonstrating their commitment to local causes. This year marks a significant milestone as the island celebrates its 50th anniversary. Doc Ford’s is commemorating this occasion by sponsoring a water table during FISH of SANCAP’s JOGnJAM 10K and 5K races on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Cape City Council considering grant to protect burrowing owls
A first-of-its-kind protection on the line for a city icon. Burrowing owls aren’t just part of Cape Coral’s habitat; they are part of the city’s culture. The city council is considering the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission‘s owl habitat protection grant. The grant will purchase $900,000 of land specifically for the owls to live.
Now You Know: Estero Island beach nourishment; ‘Brews for the Birds’
The Estero Island Beach Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery Project got underway July 8. The project plans to dredge approximately 950,000 cubic yards of sand from a nearshore borrow in the Gulf of Mexico at Fort Myers Beach. Construction will begin near Bowditch Park, which serves as a staging area. Ahtna...
Santini Owner Signs Lease With New Restaurant
Santini Plaza owner Yariv Shaked has confirmed that New York Pizza & Pasta has signed on as a new tenant. The restaurant currently has two locations in Naples and the hope is to have them open by later this year or early next year on Fort Myers Beach. Before the...
New York Sports Club to close 3 locations in Lee County, layoff more than 100 employees
The New York Sports Club will permanently close three locations in Lee County. In a WARN notice filed with the Florida Department of Commerce, the company shared plans to close three of its gyms, resulting in 108 layoffs. The state requires companies to file an advance notice under the Worker...
New fast-casual acai, poke bowl joint brings taste of Hawaii to Fort Myers
It couldn’t have worked out much better for Mike Cardascia. After a year of searching for a second location for his Naples-based fast-casual Oahu Fresh Bowls, he found a perfect one in Fort Myers. “This spot just came up,” he said of his just-opened Hawaiian-flavored restaurant in Palm Pointe...
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