On our Cape Coral show Friday at Hooked Island Grill Cape Coral historians Elmer Tabor and Gloria Raso Tate join us at 5PM. Southwest Florida Parrot Head Club President Barbara Fries will also be on to talk about the upcoming ParrotPhest (October 3-5). 

The Lee Board of County Commissioners has appointed John Lai to the Lee County Tourist Development Council. Lai is President and CEO of the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to submit a request to use $7 million awarded following the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010 to help cover the cost to rebuild the Fort Myers Beach Pier.

Keep Lee County Beautiful is the local organizer for the annual International Coastal Cleanup which is this Saturday. The event is being held at 7 sites throughout Lee County including 2 on Fort Myers Beach. 

Tom Brady and Rebecca Link (pictured) have officially filed to run in the Fort Myers Beach recall election which will be held on November 4th. More candidates are expected to file this week.

After being told by Town Attorney Nancy Stuparich they were not mandated to set qualifying dates for the upcoming recall, Bill Veach and Ray Murphy have filed an emergency motion alleging Karen Woodson and John King violated Florida law by voting against setting the dates.

Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach rescue crews saved seven boaters after a vessel crash near Bowditch Beach Park Sunday night. The 36-foot boat collided with a barge around 10PM Sunday.

Terry Persaud is back with plan B for his Sunset Grill lot in Times Square. Persaud is asking for exactly what he can build back by right. He would not be required to go before the LPA or Town Council if he does choose to build what he can by right.

The folks at St. Peter’s Church on Fort Myers Beach say they’re aware that residents and workers are still looking for community and connection with each other so they are hosting their  first "Breakfast Church" on Saturday, October 4th at 9AM.

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Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel has been voted Best Seafood and Best Family Dining during the 2025 Best of The Islands award contest. Winners were determined by a public vote in the readers’ choice awards. 

The next Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours networking event is Thursday from 5:30PM to 7PM at Margaritaville. Appetizers will be provided and there will be a cash bar. The event is free for Chamber members, $15 for non-members.