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In today's newsletter:

  • Want your Fort Myers photo featured in Tropicalia? Here's how

Also on today's calendar: JWB Wine Experience: A Tour of France and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Variable clouds, a t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: A thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 75.
  • Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Best SW Florida reader photos include Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral (coralspringsflnews.com) — Southwest Florida readers, including those in Fort Myers, are invited to share their favorite local snapshots for possible publication in the Tropicalia section. Just email high‑resolution photos with your name, where they were taken, and camera details for a chance to showcase your slice of paradise.
   

📸 Around Fort Myers

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Myers

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday September 19
  • Nikki Glaser →
    Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW, 13350 FSW Pkwy, Fort Myers
    7:00 pm

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Other local events

📣 Fort Myers Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 31
  • Zentangle for the Seasons
    Alliance for the Arts 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL, 33919, United States
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • In the Galleries - August and September 2026
    Alliance for the Arts 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL, 33919, United States
    9:00 am
  • Drop In with Terry Lynn (All Levels)
    Alliance for the Arts 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL, 33919, United States
    9:30 am
  • Contemporary Painting with Terry Lynn
    Alliance for the Arts 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL, 33919, United States
    9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • LOST CAT
    69th and Winkler Please call if see him Louie TABBY not the orange cat Broke through screen door screen Not outdoor cat Call Patti 612-695-4921 or… (Nextdoor McGregor Blvd)
  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
    Found on August 20, 2026 in Fort Myers, FL 33936 near Close Terry Park Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Alabama Grove Terrace)
  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Ramp Agent (AM) in Fort Myers. Apply here.
  • YMCA of Southwest Florida, Inc. - The SKY Family YMCA posted a job opening for Group Leader - Before and Afterschool - Fort Myers Middle in Fort Myers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Myers here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gateway

  • NHC tags two new areas of potential tropical development (winknews.com)
  • Game balls for SW Florida high school football top Week 2 performers (news-press.com)
  • Colombia captures a suspected Tren de Aragua gang leader as US security ties deepen (winknews.com)

North Fort Myers

  • Game balls for SW Florida high school football top Week 2 performers (naplesnews.com)

Cape Coral

Ok Fort Myers! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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