Murphy said those people don’t need to worry. “Now we’re gonna head back and it’ll be coming to this side,” Kayla said.īut some people who live here at the beach don’t plan to leave. They left the east coast to come to Fort Myers Beach. “We knew it was coming but on the other side it was already storming so we came to this side,” Kayla said. Kayla and her boyfriend made their best attempt at outsmarting the bad weather to come. ![]() She said she did know a possible hurricane was coming but she came anyway. ![]() He said Fort Myers Beach has one of the toughest building codes in the entire United States.Īnd just like the mayor, people on Fort Myers Beach were also not concerned about the storm.Īllison Godin, visiting Fort Myers Beach from Ohio said, “I came to surprise my mom for her 71st birthday.” Murphy said he’s not too concerned about any of the structures on Fort Myers Beach because everything here was built to withstand tough storms. And I have every confidence that there won’t be any problems down there,” Murphy said. And various things on the construction site itself that, that they can send their crews out and police the area. But so there’s, there’s some scaffolding up that they’d have to be concerned about. I mean, they’re there, all the concrete buildings up. If things are looking worse the mayor said contractors are going to take measures to make sure that construction isn’t going anywhere. The same goes for the Margaritaville construction. The city has battened down big properties like Town Hall, but on Monday if the storm looks like it’s heading this way they’re going to follow the lead of the county and put in every safety measure they can. ![]() Murphy said everything depends on Monday. He said contractors are not gonna be taking any chances on the project they’ve been working on for over a year. Mayor Ray Murphy said he’s fairly confident the storm will not be causing any trouble for this Margaritaville construction. He opened his first Margaritaville store in Key West in 1985 and followed it two years later. WINK News spoke with the mayor about the project. Reservations: 30 Margaritaville Resort project is still full speed ahead despite Tropical Storm Ian. The private hideaway is just a quick 10-minute boat ride away, but it’s a world apart from the anywhere else. The time of your reservation is actually the time that you board the launch at Slip 29 behind the Key West Margaritaville Resort & Marina at 245 Front St. The tiny 27-acre island (a favorite of Oprah Winfrey) provides a guest launch that departs from the docks behind Key West’s Margaritaville Resort & Marina.įYI: Reservations for Latitudes are an absolute must. This unique “Destination Restaurant” can only be reached by boat. Truthfully, you really can’t go wrong with whatever marquees on Latitudes’ “can’t – miss” menu because everything here is consistently wonderful. There are plenty of land-based island entrees, as well, including items like Bone-In Black Angus Beef Tenderloin with gorgonzola scallion butter, Herb-Crusted Mountain Meadow Rack of Lamb and “Cooked Under A Brick Chicken” marinated in lemon and rosemary. The food is just as intoxicating.Īward-winning cuisine and an ever-evolving ”work of art” menu take a cue from the ocean views and lean heavily toward seafaring things like Saffron-Crusted Black Grouper, Crab-Stuffed Florida Lobster Tail, and Seafood Pasta. If you’ve never lingered over a torch-lit gourmet dinner on the beach of a small private island, maybe it’s time you found a new Latitude.īackdropped by breathtaking views from Sunset Key and just a stone’s throw from Key West, Latitudes Restaurant is the signature restaurant of the Sunset Key Cottages and let me tell you it’s one of the most romantic tropical restaurants you’ll ever experience.īut romance isn’t the only thing on the menu at this celebrated hang.
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