The Town of Fort Myers Beach is losing its current Town Manager Andy Hyatt, and now, its Finance Director. Joe Onzick, who was hired in March of 2023, gave his 30-day notice April 1st. It appears the number of hours he has to put in to get the job done was just too much.

This week it was announced that Storytime With Ms. Liz is back at the Fort Myers Beach Library. Every Wednesday at 10AM Ms. Liz opens a book and shares it with the kids. Here’s the schedule for the rest of the month of April.

At a Special Magistrate hearing Tuesday, attorney Noel Davies, representing Sergei Kaminskiy, told Judge John Laningham that a demo contract has been signed and as soon as a permit is issued by the town, the structure will be gone within 30 days. The town is skeptical.

Registration for our 3rd Annual Day Before Mother's Day 5K Run and 1-Mile walk is open. The event will start and finish at Margaritaville Resort where the Meagan Rose Band will perform live after the medal ceremony.

Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth sent out a letter with a survey in it regarding the merger study now underway with Iona McGregor. The study was initiated after Representative Adam Botana said he wanted to see more special districts merged. Here’s Wirth’s full letter and the link to the survey…

Parents on Fort Myers Beach are starting to wonder if their school will ever open again. The ad-hoc committee of parents and community leaders are very frustrated with the lack of communication or plan to reopen the building from the school district.

Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club members will find out Wednesday night when the owner of the building gives the group an update on his plans for the building at a Woman’s Club membership meeting. 

Sam Bays had everyone’s full attention when he said this new product from Flex-Seal would keep low level water out of their homes when applied before a storm. He also said, when peeled off, the product would not cause any damage to a home.

Leonardo Arms, The Wyndham and Santini Plaza were all included in our special bonus morning walkaround Sunday. Leonardo HOA President Jim Singer gave us an incredible update on the beach renourishment project behind their building. Watch the entire walkaround HERE.

Every Saturday at Margaritaville Resort, anyone that comes to our show on the sunset terrace at 11AM will be automatically entered to win cool prizes from the resort. Here's what we're giving away this Saturday.

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force has awarded Chris King with its monthly Murphy Award for her daily cleanup walks on Fort Myers Beach. It’s a task she began shortly after Hurricane Ian. 

The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation’s largest fundraising event, Viva Las Vegas, will be held Saturday, April 12th at DiamondHead Resort. Proceeds from the event directly benefit the Fort Myers Beach community by supporting many local organizations.