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Fort Myers unemployment rises to 5.2% in August
Fort Myers' jobless rate was 5.2% in August, up from 4.8% a year earlier, with 152 more residents out of work. Lee County matched it; Florida was 4.6%.
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Food safety
Restaurant inspection scores in Lee County
Florida, not Lee County, inspects Fort Myers restaurants. Of 595 inspections since July 1, 449 needed no further action, state records show.
New businesses
New businesses in Fort Myers: October 2026 roundup
New in Fort Myers: the food businesses the state licensed in September, from Vinny's Pizza on Altamont Avenue to Chick-fil-A at Alico Road.
Brunch
Brunch in Fort Myers: where to go and when it is served
Where to get brunch in Fort Myers: Sunday gospel brunch downtown on Bay Street, brunch-only cafes on Daniels Parkway and McGregor, and riverfront dining.
Date night
Date night in Fort Myers: dinner, theater, rooftop drinks
Date night in Fort Myers: dinner downtown and on McGregor, a show at Florida Rep's Arcade Theatre, rooftop cocktails over the river and late hours.
Where to eat
Where to eat in Fort Myers: lists by category
Every Fort Myers food list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, breakfast, burgers, Asian, desserts, bakeries and patios, alphabetical.
Wings
Where to get wings in Fort Myers: Colonial, Cleveland and downtown
Seven places with wings on the menu inside Fort Myers city limits, from downtown on Hendry Street to Cleveland Avenue and Colonial Boulevard.
Pizza
Where to get pizza in Fort Myers: downtown, Cleveland and Colonial
Six pizza places with eight locations inside Fort Myers city limits, from coal-fired and New York-style downtown to Cleveland Avenue and Colonial.
Mexican food
Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Fort Myers
Eight Mexican and Tex-Mex places inside Fort Myers city limits: First Street and Hendry Street downtown, Edison Mall, The Forum and Dani Drive.
Burgers
Where to get burgers in Fort Myers: downtown, Colonial and Cleveland
Eleven places for burgers inside Fort Myers city limits, from Ford's Garage on First Street to Colonial Boulevard, The Forum and Cleveland Avenue.
Patios
Patios and outdoor dining in Fort Myers: downtown and the river
Six places inside Fort Myers city limits whose own sites list a patio, outdoor seating or dockside dining, most of them downtown near the river.