This past Saturday my walkaround took place on Dakota Street and Oak Ridge Avenue with a short walk onto Estero Boulevard and over to the beach side. It ended with a tour of a vacation home now available from Sun Palace Vacations. Watch the walkaround HERE.

(By Kim Ryan) On Wednesday the Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce held its monthly business lunch at the Marriott Sanibel Harbor Resort and Spa. The speakers were SCCF CEO James Evans, and Captains For Clean Water Executive Director Dan Andrews, who gave an update on water quality post Ian.   

The next Community Meal sponsored by FMB Strong is this Wednesday from 2p-7pm at Parrot Key Caribbean Grill. In addition to getting a meal on, FMB Strong will also have a few special guests at the event.

Jorge Barrera was the realtor for a $6.1 Million sale of this 7,000 square foot home built in 2014 located at 3132/3134 Estero Boulevard. The 3-story beachfront property includes 8 bedrooms, 2 dens, 8 bathrooms and 2 half baths.

Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth said nobody was injured in the fire at 132 Andre Mar Drive early Wednesday morning.

The town of Fort Myers Beach sent out an official press release Wednesday evening that stated a Town Council meeting scheduled for 1PM that day was canceled due to "improper noticing."

It will be a phased opening according to TPI's Tom Torgerson. The main resort will open this November with the Beach Club (the pool area) opening in either December or January.

We hosted the program at Diamondhead Resort this week and touched on everything from the new "Let's Go FMB" group with the Mayor to all the new developments and why Town Hall is still standing. Watch the show HERE on Facebook.

After releasing a proposed 13% ad valorem tax increase last Thursday, then meeting with several Town Council members over the weekend, Fort Myers Beach Finance Director Joe Onzick sharpened his pencil to find enough cuts to keep the millage rate from increasing.

The Fort Myers Beach Town Council did a bit of a flip flop Tuesday. Two weeks ago the town council gave town attorney John Herin direction to send an indemnification letter to Estero Boulevard residents Eddie Rood and Kurt Kroemer. The letter would have triggered town staff sending the homeowners their permit to build a dune walkover.

Despite the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Ian, properties on Fort Myers Beach continue to sell for hefty sums. A local investment group called MatanzasFMBLLC has purchased the property at 414 Crescent street for $7.5 million.

On Tuesday the Fort Myers Beach Town Council accepted a donation from George and Linda Merschman who purchased a replacement clock for Times Square. The new $38,000 clock resembles the original clock that was lost due to Hurricane Ian.