Junkanoo is closing. The Gulf-front Fort Myers Beach property is being torn down. The 20-year-old restaurant is being turned into condos or a hotel. But those rumors are just that. And Russo's ready ...

Franco Russo wanted to act quickly after Hurricane Ian destroyed his two Fort Myers Beach restaurants on Sept. 28. After being part of the community for two-plus decades, Junkanoo Beach was suddenly ...

ECONOMICALLY. SOMEONE POSTED A PHOTO OF BOTH JUNKANOO AND PRESCOTT, AND JUNKANOO IS NO LONGER THERE. IT’S HARD FOR FRANCO RUSSO TO EVEN TALK ABOUT IT. TWO OF HIS FOUR RESTAURANTS ON FORT MYERS BEACH ...