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Sharing stories, building communities, and connecting businesses through innovative media solutions. Florida Weekly is a privately held print and digital media company headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida. We publish a number of publications under Florida Weekly and other brands that extend across print, online, mobile, and email. Florida Weekly is one of the largest circulating newsweeklies in Fl

orida, with more than 90,000 papers in Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Palm Beach counties reaching more than 180,000 readers in print and online each week. We provide intelligent, serious journalism via in-depth features, studies and reporting that provides an alternative, independent voice. Coverage includes news, entertainment, health, the arts, business, automotive and real estate.

A memory of cherry bombs and apple guns
07/14/2025

A memory of cherry bombs and apple guns

Because fireworks sales were illegal in Illinois where I grew up, the search began even before school let out in early June: Which kids would be taking a vacation outside of the state, and could they find a way to smuggle some fireworks home without Mom or Dad finding out? The grand prize, of course...

CROW launches state-of-the-art rehab facility to help save sea turtles
07/14/2025

CROW launches state-of-the-art rehab facility to help save sea turtles

Many residents and visitors consider protecting wildlife in Southwest Florida vital. Sea turtles face the dangers of microplastics in the water, trash scattered across the beach, and the growing risk of dune destruction, but the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) has pushed for the pro...

Blowing open the heart: The argument for art
07/13/2025

Blowing open the heart: The argument for art

There are many ways to celebrate great art, and the first might be to point out that there is no such thing. There is art sophisticated or simple, compelling or suggestive, rare or common, the art of each day or once in a life. There is art that fills a basement or a basilica, displays a dash of cra...

Major bank merger to combine Florida’s FineMark with Midwest giant Commerce Bancshares
07/13/2025

Major bank merger to combine Florida’s FineMark with Midwest giant Commerce Bancshares

A major bank merger will give a Florida bank the infusion of funds it needs to grow while helping a larger bank move into the area and serve more customers, as Commerce Bancshares is set to acquire FineMark Holdings in an all-stock transaction valued at about $585 million. FineMark National Bank & T...

Ohio may not mean cooler weather, but it does mean cool company
07/12/2025

Ohio may not mean cooler weather, but it does mean cool company

Since I now sound like a broken record as I constantly whine about the heat, I thought I would kindly give my dear readers (and myself) a break by jetting up to Ohio for some refreshing summer-in-the-Midwest weather. Nobody told me that there was going to be a June heatwave. Oh, well — the hot sti...

Stunning lakefront estate with Gulf access
07/12/2025

Stunning lakefront estate with Gulf access

If your dream is to relax in the sun with a waterfront view, this stunning home could be yours! Welcome to Harborage…an exclusive, gated Gulf access community in Fort Myers, where luxury living meets uninterrupted views. Oversized .39+ acre lot. As you enter the front doors, you will immediately b...

At 83, Hank Lytle shows that the finish line is just the beginning
07/11/2025

At 83, Hank Lytle shows that the finish line is just the beginning

You’d think everything in his life was measured, each ambition and success resulting from discipline, research, preparation, effort and moderation in all things. Judging how his life has gone in the 83 years since Hank Lytle entered the world through a door called Ohio in 1942, you’d probably be...

Naples Players’ “Sweeney Todd” balances horror and humor with a theatrical edge
07/11/2025

Naples Players’ “Sweeney Todd” balances horror and humor with a theatrical edge

The shadowy underbelly of 19th-century London, shrouded in fog and oozing desperation, sets the sinister backdrop for an unusually delightful musical theater thriller currently playing at the Naples Players. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street...

“Hair” to rock the stage with power, protest and purpose at Arts Bonita
07/10/2025

“Hair” to rock the stage with power, protest and purpose at Arts Bonita

Peace, protest and powerful voices take center stage as the popular musical, “Hair,” makes its debut at Arts Bonita. The 25-person cast aims to entertain, inspire and challenge audiences by capturing the cultural shift of the 1960s that continues to resonate decades later. The show premieres Jul...

Southwest Florida couple risk it all for a shot at MasterChef glory
07/10/2025

Southwest Florida couple risk it all for a shot at MasterChef glory

What would you sacrifice to chase a dream and $250,000? For one Naples couple, Rachel Sanchez and Julio Figueredo, the answer was clear: they gave up their jobs, financial comfort and months of their lives to compete on the “Dynamic Duos” season of the Fox series “MasterChef.” Sanchez worked...

Heres whats happening around town this week
07/09/2025

Heres whats happening around town this week

Funky Fashion Show – At Chicos’s Corporate Campus from 3-9 p.m. on Tuesday July 15, Pace Center for Girls, Lee’s Funky Fashion Show features upcycled designs, runway shows and exclusive shopping experiences.

Real vacationers take the scenic route and the wild path less explored
07/09/2025

Real vacationers take the scenic route and the wild path less explored

It’s possible to plan a nice vacation to Paris, go there, and follow an itinerary precisely. To the Louvre. To the Eiffel Tower. Then you can come home and read the words of the late great chef, travel writer and cultural explorer, Anthony Bourdain: “Nothing unexpected or wonderful is likely to ...

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Florida Weekly is one of the largest circulating newsweeklies in Florida, with more than 100,000 papers in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Palm Beach and Sarasota counties reaching more than 200,000 readers in print and online each week. We provide intelligent, serious journalism via in-depth features, studies and reporting that provides an alternative, independent voice. Coverage includes news, entertainment, health, the arts, business, automotive and real estate.