Sheldon Zoldan

Fort Myers has an opportunity that few cities its size have a chance to seize. More than 60 acres of empty buildings, a deteriorating stadium, an aging hospital and a battered marina will be gone from downtown and the neighborhood to the south known as Mi... See more

A proposal to demolish the former Regal Cinema at Coconut Point mall and replace it with 365 rental units drew sharp criticism from Estero’s Planning, Zoning & Design Board. Simon Property Group, owner of Coconut Point, and Waypoint Residential, a mul... See more

Library patrons will have to wait a little longer to get the newest blockbusters after the nation’s largest book distributor announced it will close. Some Southwest Florida libraries are searching for ways to fill the gap left by Baker & Taylor’s Oct.... See more

The Hall of 50 States sits like a battered, beaten and starved stray dog waiting for a new owner to find him and take him home. It looks like a new owner finally has arrived. Fort Myers City Council, at a workshop this week, gave their unofficial approval... See more

Funnier with age Andy Huggins: senior citizen, stand-up star It only took 73 years for comedian Andy Huggins to become an overnight sensation. The bespectacled 75-year-old, with his gray hair and mustache, looks more like a favorite grandfather than a sta... See more