Fort Myers /tags/fort-myers Fort Myers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:00:00 GMT Visitors and residents of Fort Myers Beach turn hurricane wreckage into art /arts-culture/2023-04-03/visitors-and-residents-of-fort-myers-beach-turn-hurricane-wreckage-into-art Fort Myers Beach is known for its quaint, colorful shops and homes. Visitors and residents are embracing the reputation of the beach town and creating art from the debris that still litters the island. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-04-03/visitors-and-residents-of-fort-myers-beach-turn-hurricane-wreckage-into-art Hayley Lemery After Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach struggles to become 'a functional paradise' /florida-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-28/after-hurricane-ian-fort-myers-beach-struggles-to-become-a-functional-paradise Nearly every building on the barrier island in Southwest Florida was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian's 15-foot storm surge. It's left the town with almost a clean slate for redevelopment. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:00:26 GMT /florida-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-28/after-hurricane-ian-fort-myers-beach-struggles-to-become-a-functional-paradise Greg Allen 'Y’all love the seafood and everything, but what about us?' Shrimpers feel overlooked post-Ian /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-13/yall-love-the-seafood-and-everything-but-what-about-us-shrimpers-feel-overlooked-post-ian Aid was quick to arrive to touristic Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian. But on nearby San Carlos Island, a historic shrimp port that provides much of the seafood served by its neighbors' restaurants, residents feel overlooked. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:30:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-13/yall-love-the-seafood-and-everything-but-what-about-us-shrimpers-feel-overlooked-post-ian Michael McEwen A Fort Myers development proposal may be the first gauge of the Gulf Coast's post-Ian approach /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-10/a-fort-myers-development-proposal-may-be-the-first-gauge-of-the-gulf-coasts-post-ian-approach A residential development proposal would clear mangroves, and storm-surge buffer, near Shell Point. Lee County commissioners will vote on it next month. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-10/a-fort-myers-development-proposal-may-be-the-first-gauge-of-the-gulf-coasts-post-ian-approach Tim Padgett Sundial Now: A journalist on the frontline of Hurricane Ian tells of 'complete devastation' /podcast/sundial/2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Reuters video journalist Maria Alejandra Cardona joins Sundial Now to discuss what she is seeing on Florida's Gulf Coast. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:06:36 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Leslie Ovalle Atkinson Sundial Now: A journalist on the frontline of Hurricane Ian tells of 'complete devastation' /2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Reuters video journalist joins Sundial Now to discuss Hurricane Ian's aftermath on Florida's Gulf Coast. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:05:28 GMT /2022-10-04/sundial-now-hurricane-ian-leaves-behind-historic-damage-its-the-price-for-living-in-paradise Leslie Ovalle Atkinson DeSantis eyes Ian damage, death toll at 12 /hurricane-coverage/2022-09-29/desantis-eyes-ian-damage-death-toll-at-12 After traveling Thursday to Southwest Florida to get a glimpse of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the impact on Lee County’s Sanibel Island as “destruction.†Fri, 30 Sep 2022 01:16:29 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-09-29/desantis-eyes-ian-damage-death-toll-at-12 Jim Turner