The Sun Bay Paper Fort Myers Beach

We are all ready for the world to return to normal. Many of us have missed vacations for the last year, avoided family gatherings, and haven’t had lunch out with friends since the start of the pandemic. But there are plenty of signs that things are finally…

May 08, 2021

Nautical Expo 2021 At Lee Civic Center

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The 2021 Nautical Expo event at the Lee Civic Center will be held on May 15 and 16. The expo will have Salt and freshwater fishing seminars sponsored by MirrOlure and will be held on the hour from local guides including bass fishing expert, Captain Mark King,…

May 06, 2021

Mussel Up! Fort Myers, Minor League Baseball Returns For Home Opener: May 11

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On Thursday night, August 22, 2019, the Fort Myers Miracle, the local minor league baseball team from the Minnesota Twins organization, completed a three-game sweep of the Charlotte Stone Crabs with a 5 to 2 victory. Little did any of us fans dream as we…

May 06, 2021

A Time For Purple

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Readers of this paper know that our content has been focused with issues that threaten the everyday American. Although we have conservative views, we have never held back on pointing out injustice in this world, regardless of political affiliation.…

April 13, 2021

Julia Cole performs in Songs from the Sofa virtual concert series April 15

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What: The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB), iHeartMedia and Cat Country 107.1 welcome Julia Cole to the Songs from the Sofa virtual concert series. The livestream event, hosted by Miriam Dotson, VCB communications manager, will feature Cole’s…

April 13, 2021

Mound House. Earth Day Events MRTF’s “Ask Me” Environmental Booth

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With Earth Day 2021 on the horizon, get your environmental swerve on at the iconic Mound House on Fort Myers Beach! The Mound House offers two new and free Earth Day events on Thursday, April 22. While free, advance registration is necessary due to space…

April 08, 2021

Can a Passport Put An End To Freedom? Ironically...YES

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Part of the Point of View...."I think I know but do I?" series The concept is raising a red flag about government overreach, the Whitehouse is reportedly working on a vaccine passport program, what is a vaccine passport, what should be used for, what should…

April 06, 2021

Our Water: Protecting Our Most Valuable Resource: Part II

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Last issue we talked about the components that make up our watershed; The Gulf of Mexico, Lee County Bays and Estuaries, The Caloosahatchee River and Estuary and Lake Okeechobee and we discussed the problems; Blue-green Algae, Red Tide, Red Drift Algae and…

April 05, 2021

Our Water: Protecting Our Most Valuable Resource Part I

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Water provides Lee County with an environment and quality of life that lures new residents and visitors alike. Human activities, population growth, and watershed alterations, though, have caused significant impacts to the County’s water and other natural…

April 05, 2021

2021: The Year of the 17-Year Cycle of ‘Cicadas’

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It seems right out of the Bible.......Hordes of fearsome biological monstrosity's Cicada are about to drag their way to the surface of the earth after developing underground for 17 years. It comes only to mate and spawn; however, it imparts terror and disgust…

April 01, 2021

Calling All Mermaids, Mermaid Fest is this Weekend!

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Mermaid Fest FMB is this weekend from April 2-4 at Lover's Key event field. Mermaid fest is a collaboration of artists, wellness groups and local not for profits who understand the beautiful symbiosis between our earth and our local communities. Mermaid Fest…

March 31, 2021

FMB Town Councilor ‘Hand Written’ Letter Initiative

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As we get closer to rainy season, the fight over how to handle water discharges from Lake Okeechobee is intensifying!" US Congressman Brian Mast, representing District 18, Florida's ‘upper’ east coast area, containing Port St. Lucie and West Palm Beach, has…