Top Story

Town Leaning Toward Charter School

0
Emotions were high and security was tight at St.Leo’s Church in Bonita Springs Wednesday afternoon when the Town of Fort Myers Beach met with members of the Lee County School District.

Headlines

Playing Pickleball For The Kids

0
The Fort Myers Beach Kids Foundation is hosting a pickleball tournament being held at Bay Oaks on Saturday, November 15th. There will be giveaways that you can register for without even attending the event.

New Big Carlos Pass Bridge To Open This Month

0
The new south end $90.8 million bridge project began in Summer 2023. Two years later it’s ready to open for traffic. Crews will begin to shift traffic to the new bridge at 11 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, through 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14.

Free Beach Tram Returns This Month

0
The Lee County beach tram will start running again on Thursday, November 20th. The free tram runs about every 30-40 minutes, seven days a week from Fort Myers Beach Public Library to Bowditch Point Park.

Shrimp Festival Merchandise Now Available

0
Get ready to show your Shrimp Festival spirit. Official Fort Myers Beach Lions Shrimp Festival merchandise is now available for purchase online at FortMyersBeachShrimpFestival.com.

Where We’re Walking Around Saturday

0
The team at Marina Cantina will give us the history and a tour of the new restaurant that recently opened next to Salty Sam’s Marina on San Carlos Island. The new restaurant was previously known as The Shrimp Dock Bar & Grill. We go live on our Facebok page at 9AM Saturday.

It’s Time To Help The Community Again…

0
On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian inflicted some serious damage to St. Raphael’s Church on Williams Drive. Like so many on Fort Myers Beach, it has been a painfully slow process to rebuild. Here's how we can all help.

Are You Ready To Run on The New Beach?

1
We're very excited to announce that we will once again be partnering with DiamondHead Beach Resort for our 3rd annual New Years Eve 5K Run on the beach to benefit the Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club.

Sand Sculpting Volunteers Needed

0
Hundreds of volunteers are needed for the 35th Annual Sandsculpting Championships on Fort Myers Beach November 20th through the 24th. The Chamber relies on these volunteers to make this event the success it’s been for over 3 decades. CLICK HERE.

How You Can Support What We Do…

2
Hugely successful fundraisers, daily breaking news about Fort Myers Beach, live broadcasts of beach events, weekly interviews with the Mayor, rebuild walkarounds. If you see value in what we do consider supporting what we do HERE.

Beach School Mediation Meeting is Tomorrow

1
The town of Fort Myers Beach and the Lee County School District will meet tomorrow at 1PM to try to resolve the issue of the future of the Beach School before the town possibly files a lawsuit against the district. 

King Gets Court Ruling Win

3
On Monday, Judge Kyle Cohen gave Fort Myers Beach Town Councilman John King some good news when he basically ruled King could remain in his seat, even if he lost the recall vote, while an appeal the recallers filed is being heard.

Residents Can Now Park Anywhere

14
The town of Fort Myers Beach has increased its annual parking fee for residents from $25 to $50. The 100% increase comes with added value. Residents can now park in any town owned parking space on the island.Â