Little by little, dozens of Ian-damaged restaurants slowly came back ... In the 1980s, it became the whimsically quirky Mad Hatter. Over the years, it built a reputation for fine service, fabulous ...

As Hurricane Ian roared across Southwest Florida, it damaged homes ... Dog Bar & Grill on Matlacha and The Mad Hatter Restaurant and Lazy Flamingo on Sanibel. Restaurants along Periwinkle ...

On a quest for OK-ness, our food writer combed Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Pine Island, Matlacha and Captiva to see which restaurants still stand. Make Yahoo Your Homepage ...

That’s when the acclaimed local chef opened Sweet Melissa’s Restaurant in Fort Myers, 912 days after Hurricane Ian destroyed its Sanibel location. “I’m so excited to be back at it,” said ...