Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman told Beach Talk Radio Thursday that FEMA has given the county the go ahead to start the process to design and rebuild the Fort Myers Beach pier and Lynn Hall Park bathrooms.

A new Bill to dissolve the Fort Myers Beach Fire District will be taken up on November 30th at a delegation meeting of Southwest Florida state legislators in Fort Myers. Representative Adam Botana is pushing the merger because he believes it will save Florida taxpayers money.

Between 5:35AM and 7:18 AM Thursday morning Beach Talk Radio followers donated $3,060 for 30 families in need of a meal on Thanksgiving. Friday morning we'll deliver the check to Pastor Shawn at Beach Baptist.

Wednesday night, at The Pink Shell Resort on Fort Myers Beach, State Insurance CEO Blake Chapman and his team invited every charity organization his company has given money to over the past five years. And then he gave away more money.

On Wednesday Margaritaville officially announced that the official grand opening of its Fort Myers Beach location will be December 21st. For weeks the resort has been taking reservations for stays beginning on that day.

The Whale could be the first rebuilt restaurant on Fort Myers Beach since Hurricane Ian turned the downtown district into a war zone, wiping out nearly 100 percent of the businesses in that area.

On Saturday, December 16, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Estero Island Historical Society will celebrate their upgraded deck, grounds and in-process interior restoration of the historic 1921 We’re Still Here cottage.

And we had John Dulmer from The Jacobs Group on Mondays With The Mayor last night to explain what improvements homeowners and business owners can expect to see from permitting.

Tonight at 5PM at Diamondhead Resort, Fort Myers Beach residents will get their second look at the proposed plans to rebuild the Neptune Beach Resort at 2310 Estero Boulevard. It's the 2nd public meeting, which is what the owners promised the community.

It's a lingering eyesore from Hurricane Ian in the heart of downtown Fort Myers Beach. We should find out today exactly when the destroyed Lynn Hall Park bathrooms will be demolished.

Last week in 67 minutes you donated $520 for FMB Strong in one of our Facebook pop-up fundraisers. The money will be used to purchase Pumpkin Pies to go along with meals being distributed by FMB Strong to families in need this Thanksgiving. Here's who donated...

Local artist Terry Gardiner is partnering with the Sanibel-Captiva Foundation for the second year in a row to help the foundation continue its mission of improving the lives of Lee County residents by bridging the gaps left by the public school system.