On Wednesday the Fort Myers Beach Fire District Board approved an $11.9 million not-to-exceed contract with Wright Construction to build the new firehouse at 2545 Estero Boulevard. The district held a groundbreaking for the new building on October 25th. 

Bikes, scooters, golf carts and other modes of transportation will be decked out in Christmas lights tomorrow for the annual bike parade on Fort Myers Beach. The ride will be followed by a free concert with The Ben Allan Band at Margaritaville.

Local residents Tom Brady, Laurie Webster and Carol Steier all spoke in opposition to the Seagate redevelopment project at the recent Town Council meeting. All 3 join the show tomorrow along with representatives from Westminster Presbyterian who are leading the Bowditch Christmas Eve service.

The Estero Island Historic Society is inviting the public for a day of Holiday Cheer and Historic Charm this Saturday. The museum will be open from 10AM to 12PM and 6PM to 8PM offering everyone the perfect opportunity to enjoy their beautifully decorated Holiday House.

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Due to recent events at the Fort Myers Beach Town Council meeting this week regarding the Segate vote, our Sunday show with the Mayor at Wahoo Willie's is back on. We will now be taking 12/29 off. Join us LIVE at Wahoo Willie's this Sunday at 10AM

On Tuesday, December 31st at 8AM, Beach Talk Radio is partnering once again with DiamondHead Resort for the 2nd annual New Year's Eve 5K on Fort Myers Beach. Register HERE. To guarantee you'll get a t-shirt on race day you must register this week.

In order to turn over as much of the money we collect from registrations and sponsors to the Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club every year we ask for donations for products we need for the runners and walkers who enter our 5K race.

The 12-2 Minnesota Vikings take on the 10-4 Green Bay Packers on Sunday, December 29th. Join us for this epic game at Nervous Nellie’s for great food, a 50-50 raffle for the Woman’s Club and great giveaways. Reserve your seat by sending an e-mail to edryan@beachtalkradio.com

Our 8AM walkaround is back tomorrow and we're heading back to The Pink Shell for an update on the resort with GM Bill Waichulis. It'll also be the first up-close look we get of the completed beach renourishment in that area. Join us live on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.

There's a chill in the air. We can help with that. Our hoodies come in baby blue or black and we have pullovers and zip-ups. We ship the same day you order. Sizes are small to 4XL.

With Christmas and New Years Day on Wednesday we will only be publishing one newsletter the next two weeks. They will be delivered on Friday. For any breaking beach news make sure you like us on Facebook. From everyone here at BTR, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.