On a humid April afternoon, Christine Gala picked her way through the wreckage of what used to be Trico Shrimping Company, before Hurricane Ian had its way with it. She made her way to the western ...

The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival returns this weekend for its 66th year ― and its first since Hurricane Ian devastated the island and its shrimping industry. The fest celebrates that ...

In southwest Florida, Sarasota hosts a pineapple drop at midnight on New Year’s Eve, complete with an all-day block party ...

Once the winds cleared and the storm surge receded, the Fort Myers Beach shrimpers who rode out Hurricane Ian on massive boats knew they had a major problem: most of the fleet was ashore. More than a ...

Here’s which two Floridian New Year’s Eve drops made USA TODAY's 10Best list of the best New Year's Eve drops in the U.S. and ...

Discover the Florida shrimp shacks where fresh seafood, relaxed energy, and coastal charm make every meal feel like a sunny ...

A long-time Fort Myers Beach tradition is taking a break this year, but don’t feel too bad because something is taking its place as a reminder that we will rebuild. This weekend, a shrimp “crawl” is ...

Time was when their plump presence as an hors d’oeuvre or in a meal denoted an uber-special occasion, but nowadays shrimp are everywhere, right? And yet they remain a treat — and not just at swishy ...

In fact, the shrimp caught off the Hernando coast account for more than a quarter of the shrimp sold in bait shops around the state _ 608,240 pounds' worth. The state's bait shrimp king, Hernando ...