Fort Myers Beach resident Ron Fleming attended the Town Council meeting Monday with a box of sand. He wasn’t happy with what he picked up and he let the Town Council know it. We dug deeper into the sand and here’s what we found out… 

The first of our 3 candidate debates for Fort Myers Beach Town Council was held last night at Nervous Nellie's. Dan Allers, Jim Atterholt, Scott Safford and Greg Scasny are fighting for the three open spots on the Council.

There are now 5 Fort Myers Beach residents who’ve applied for the 4 open seats on the Local Planning Agency. Pearl Street resident Anne Neaf (pictured here) has submitted her application to be appointed to the LPA. We asked her why she wants to serve.

As we reported earlier this week, an ordinance to approve changes to the FMB Comprehensive Plan was pulled from the Town Council’s agenda so a joint LPA/Council meeting could be set to discuss the document further. Since that happened plans have changed again.

Old San Carlos and Moss Marina are the locations for Revive the Vibe 2024, which will include live music, local vendors and entertainment. The event will run from 11AM to 10PM. 

At its first budget public hearing this week the Fort Myers Beach Library Board voted unanimously to lower the millage rate to .1612 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

On Monday, at the recommendation of Town Manager Andy Hyatt, the Fort Myers BeachTown Council pulled an agenda item that would have adopted changes to the town’s Comprehensive Plan. Here's why...

On Monday the Fort Myers Beach Town Council discussed how they plan to notify residents and business owners that have temporary structures that they must be removed by November 18th. FEMA is behind this push to get these structures off the island.

Deepen your appreciation for our natural world while learning about the habitats, flora, and fauna on our barrier islands and in our coastal communities during a 6-week Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Systems course this fall. 

On October 26th Snug Harbor Restaurant is hosting The Aloia Roland 2024 Fish Like MADD Inshore Fishing Tournament. The catch and release tournament will target Snook, Redfish, and Seatrout and it's all to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 

Suncoast Pirates is hosting a pirate themed pub crawl Saturday September 28th to honor the two year anniversary of Hurricane Ian and celebrate the rebuilding of the bars and restaurants that have reopened since that day. 

The Town of Fort Myers Beach will be hosting a short ceremony to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Ian at Santini Plaza on Saturday, September 28th at 8AM. Speakers for the event should be announced later in the week and the Mayor is hoping to tie it into a business reopening ribbon cutting in the plaza.