Heavy equipment was brought onto the church property last week and Chapel By The Sea co-chair of Buildings Tom Means told Beach Talk Radio News the severely damaged structure should be demolished this week. It has not been touched since Hurricane Ian.

The FMB Town Council is looking into changing the name of Bayside Park to either Veterans Memorial Bayside Park or Bayside Veterans Park to honor veterans. A plaque is also being worked on and will eventually be erected. What is your vote for the new name?

It's called Suzie Q's Tiki Bar & Treasures and it's located at 163 Old San Carlos, the former home of the South Seas Trader property, which Suzie Bahan and her family have owned for many years. The South Seas Trader building was just about destroyed by Hurricane Ian and had to be demolished.

The 501c3 is providing local families with Christmas Dinner from Publix, similar to Thanksgiving. They need to be pre-ordered by Friday. Everyone also gets a pumpkin pie and FMB Strong needs about $500 to make those pies a reality. DONATE

This Thursday is the next Fort Myers Beach Chamber membership luncheon. The Pink Shell Resort is hosting the 11:30AM to 1PM event. The cost is $30 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members. REGISTER

Over 2,000 residents in the RV and Mobile Home communities of Indian Creek and Siesta Bay are still not in their homes, 14 months after Hurricane Ian severely damaged both communities, which are located just off Fort Myers Beach near Wal-Mart. They are demanding answers.

Estero Island Historical Society President Ellie Bunting has written a new book called Lost Icons of Fort Myers Beach. The book takes readers back in time when Fort Myers Beach was a bustling community of people who made their living as business owners or fishermen.

This is one of the projects Vice Mayor Jim Atterholt has been working on and many of you ask about on a consistent basis. Last we were all told was that the government run facility was planning to open back up in September. Now, the opening date is unknown.

Part of Gage's beat was Fort Myers Beach where he was loved by elected officials and beach residents. Beach Talk Radio also had a great relationship with Gage often sharing pictures of the big stories on the beach. Today is his final day at NBC-2 in Fort Myers. Gage is onto his next big TV adventure.

And Beach Talk Radio followers Joy and Kevin Sullivan (pictured here) were the first to check into the resort that's been 9 years in the making. Watch the ribbon cutting ceremony that we carried live HERE. Watch a 6-minute video of the 9-year journey it took to get the resort open HERE.

It's been more than 14 months since Hurricane Ian made landfall on Fort Myers Beach. As we get further and further away from September 28, 2022, we see more homes being repaired and rebuilt and pockets of green grass and new landscaping blanketing the island.

Former interim Fort Myers Beach Town Manager Keith Wilkins made a quick decision several months ago that so many of you are going to be extremely happy he made.