Nearly 100 volunteers spent Halloween morning protecting Southwest Florida's coastal environment during Keep Lee County Beautiful's annual Monofilament Madness Marine Cleanup. More than 5,000 pounds of trash and debris was removed from local waterways, mangroves and shorelines.

(By Ellie Bunting) The Estero Island Historic Society’s Halloween presentation, “Ghosts of Estero Island,” drew a sold-out crowd with standing room only as the historic cottage became a stage for some of the island’s most mysterious tales.

Margaritaville Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach is inviting the community to celebrate the return of season during its Welcome Back White Party on Thursday at Fins Up! Beach Club, with live music, games, and island-style entertainment.

What's Up FMB's second annual Illuminations Parade is Saturday at 6PM. The parade begins at Sand Bottom's and heads north on Estero to Bayside Park. Beach Talk Radio will be at The Whale broadcasting the parade live. Estero Boulevard will be closed to traffic from 5PM to 8PM. 

For the 4th year in a row, Fort Myers Laser Dentistry is providing free dental services to local veterans. That includes cleanings, extractions, fillings and root canals. The free service is being held this Friday from 8AM to 2PM. Vets need to make an appointment by calling 239-936-5442.

Last week we launched a new video feature called What’s Happening on Fort Myers Beach. We detail many of the upcoming events on the island and all of the live entertainment at the local restaurants. Watch HERE on our Facebook page Thursday at 8AM.

The Lighthouse Church on San Carlos Boulevard is hosting a Silent Auction & Vision Night Friday from 6PM to 7:30PM. Over 45 items will be auctioned off including gift baskets, jewelry, gift cards and more.

Nominations are now open for Keep Lee County Beautiful's Environmental Stewardship Awards, celebrating individuals, businesses, and organizations whose efforts help protect and beautify Lee County.

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The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife has added two new volunteer orientation sessions, giving community members more opportunities to get involved in local wildlife conservation.

Thursday at 5PM is the deadline to submit vote-by-mail and provisional ballot signature cures. Under Florida law, voters have an opportunity to cure signature deficiencies on vote-by-mail and provisional ballots.

On Wednesday, November 11th at 10AM we're hosting a special show with local Veterans live at the Fort Myers Beach VFW. We'll be interviewing several great American's from 10AM to 11AM. Guns & Hoses will perform immediately after the show. The public is invited to attend.