Mike and Dawn Miller will put shovels in the ground for the new Whale on Friday at 1PM. The Whale will be the first new restaurant/bar to be rebuilt after Hurricane Ian. The plan is to be open in the fall of 2025.

Lee County Parks & Rec wants your feedback to help improve services and amenities. Lynn Hall Park and Bowditch are both owned by Lee County. It's important you share your opinion on those two parks if you'd like to see improvements.

Help celebrate the 6th anniversary of BTR live from Fox River Brewing in Oshkosh June 22nd from 4-6PM. There will be live music, games and activities before and after the show. Owners Jay and Heidi Supple have created a special beer, shirts and hats with proceeds going to the FMB Art Association. Reserve your seat by e-mail edryan@beachtalkradio.com

There will be no show at Margaritaville this Saturday. We are heading up to Tampa to run a Spartan Race at Raymond James Stadium. There will be video. The show returns Sunday at 11AM with Mayor Dan Allers. Send questions in advance to edryan@beachtalkradio.com

Yellow army shirts, Teal Times Square Clock t-shirs, Black or Blue hoodies, pier license plates, tank tops, hats, mugs, koozies, and more are all available in the Beach Talk Radio shop HERE. We ship the next day to anywhere in the United States.

Members of Beach Baptist will be voting this Sunday to sell a piece of their property for $4 million to a developer. If the land is sold Beach Baptist would use the proceeds from the sale to build a new church.

This past Saturday Beach Talk Radio's 2nd Annual Day Before Mother's Day 5K resulted in $6,500 being raised for the Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club. Due to a late flurry of registrations we were able to tack on another $1,500 after donating the original check of $5,000 immediately following the race.

Working with Affinity Homes, Red Viking Construction is hosting two "set events" this month. One is on Shell Mound Boulevard, the other is on Coral Road. Here are all the details about both events.

The big beach renourishment project the town was hoping to begin next month could be delayed again. Callan Marine has filed a bid protest after the town awarded the project to Ahtna Marine. Town Manager Andy Hyatt says he now has to huddle with the Town Attorney to see if this might delay the project.

Calling local community members with interest in water quality. Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve is looking for volunteers to sample water quality in Estero Bay monthly as part of a long-term citizen science program, the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network.

With Hurricane season three weeks away the town of Fort Myers Beach wants residents to be ready. This Friday from 10AM to 2PM a Hurricane Expo will be held at the Mound House. Hurricane supplies will be available and local meteorologists will be in attendance.

Hurricane season begins June 1st and the Lee County Visitors & Conventions Bureau is hosting its annual hurricane workshop on Thursday June 6th from 9AM to 11AM. Register HERE.