The City of Fort Myers is taking steps to transform a small island in the Caloosahatchee River into a public park.

Located at 2208 First St., next to The Franklin Shops, the property was once home to a historic wood-frame building built in ...

What was once an empty lot in Fort Myers has transformed into a mini oasis with the opening of Common Ground Park ...

"It’ll be good, but there will be a lot of improvements made to it so that people can enjoy themselves if they choose to go out there," Fort Myers city council member on Legacy Island Park.

City leaders hope to buy the lot before a consultant starts on the Lincoln Park Master Plan, the latest attempt to revitalize the neighborhood.