Matlatcha is home to brightly-painted galleries that will have you pulling off the road to check them out. Hunt for treasures made by local artists at Matlacha Menagerie or browse the old Matlacha ...

A tiny, quaint fishing village is no match for a monster, Category 4 hurricane. We found this out a year ago when Hurricane Ian slammed the Southwest Florida coast and turned Matlacha upside down and ...

Matlacha is in old Florida town off Fort Myers. Hurricane Ian heavily damaged the community of colorful cottages and boutiques. Here’s what to know about Matlacha: Population: 850 Pronunciation: ...

How do you pronounce Kissimmee, the city near Walt Disney World? Kiss-SIM-ee? KISS-uh-mee? What about Lutz? Havana? Matlacha? Dunedin? And if you think the locals pronounce Havana, Florida, the same ...

It is, or was, a slice of Old Florida. Where the condo towers weren’t. No thonged models, celebrities or South Beach vibe either. Matlacha, Florida, is now struggling to stay on the map. This was a ...

What was once a color, vibrant artist colony and fishing village is no more. Hurricane Ian's ferocious storm surge and un-relentless winds all but destroyed not only an historic place but a highly ...

Many of the colorful cottages, boutiques and restaurants that made this artsy little fishing village famous and fun are gone or battered now, swallowed by surge or broken by wind. Boats have been ...

A long-running fishing tournament in Matlacha, Florida, raised nearly $85,000 for the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades counties, drawing 79 boats and over 240 anglers. At the same time, Charles ...

Matlacha’s total area covers less than one mile and most of that is water. With 579 citizens, the town’s population could fit in most high school gyms. But there are few places in the state that ...

The pint-size town of Matlacha is noted for the vivid splashes of color that enliven the exteriors of its numerous art galleries, seafood restaurants, shops, bars and private residences. Miami Herald ...