State Attorney Coming to Town Council Meeting

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Amira Fox will be at the Tuesday, June 20th Town Council meeting to answer questions the town council or residents may have. If you'd like to submit a question, Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers will do his best to ask Fox during the council meeting. Send to AllersD@fmbgov.com.

Popular YouTubers Spotlight Fort Myers Beach

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Husband and wife Jamie and Skylar host a YouTube program called Explorcation. They spent Memorial Day weekend on Fort Myers Beach at a vacation rental, courtesy of Sun Palace Vacations, and took in some of the local restaurants and beach scenery.

Diamondhead Day Passes Now Available

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The resort on Estero Boulevard announced last week that day passes for the recently opened pool are now available for $20.00. Passes for kids 12 years of age and under are $10.00. The pass includes parking. The passes can be purchased at the front desk of the resort.

Sanibel Hosting Hurricane Seminar

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The City of Sanibel is hosting its annual hurricane seminar Friday, June 23rd at 1PM. The annual free event is held to educate residents, businesses, and island workers about hurricane planning, evacuations, sheltering and recovery.

DeSantis Appoints New Library Board Members

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Michael Poff, Greg Scasny, and Sallie Seabury to the Fort Myers Beach Public Library District. The Library, like the Fire District on Fort Myers Beach is its own taxing entity.

Lee County Bed Tax Woes Continue

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The destruction Hurricane Ian left behind will be felt on Southwest Florida for years to come. When there are so few places to stay on the local beaches, the financial impact is felt throughout the entire county.

On The Show Tomorrow

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Join us LIVE from Wahoo Willie's at 11AM tomorrow for another whopper of a show. Ben Duval from Tunaskin returns to tell us about the 2023 Grouper Grappler. And, Scott Allan joins us to discuss the building process on the beach and workforce housing. All BTR fans get early entry (10:30 AM) to Wahoo Willie's to watch the show.

Turtle Update  

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According to Turtle Time as of this week, there are now 29 turtle nests on Fort Myers Beach and there have been 88 false crawls. Down in Bonita, there are 61 nests and there have been 121 false crawls.

Learn How to Stop The Bleed

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A special course that teaches quick techniques to help save a life is being held at 820 Buttonwood Saturday from 8AM to 10AM. The goal of the free class is to better prepare the public to save lives if people nearby are severely bleeding.

Did You See Our Santini Plaza Update?

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Everyone living on Fort Myers Beach, especially mid-island to the south end is anticipating the re-opening of the businesses in Santini Plaza. The entire plaza was wrecked by Hurricane Ian. Last Saturday we got an update on which business are close to opening during our 8AM walkaround. WATCH IT

Beach Baptist Demolished

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And whether the church rebuilds is currently in the hands of an Atlanta developer hoping to build condos and workforce housing on the property and rebuild the church for free. Beach Baptist did not have insurance.

Tuckaway Cafe Property Sells For $3.1 Million

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Mike and Dawn Miller, owners of The Whale on Fort Myers Beach, have confirmed to Beach Talk Radio that they are purchasing the Tuckaway Cafe at 2301 Estero Boulevard. The sale price was $3.1 million.