One of the most popular fishing tournaments on Fort Myers Beach will be held July 13th through 15th. The 9th annual Grouper Grappler, presented by Tunaskin, will feature cash prizes and an awards ceremony at Snug Harbor Restaurant.

In celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week and “Ding” Darling’s 146th birthday, “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge and J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel announced that Art in the Wild will be held on Saturday, October 21st. 

The public is invited to have coffee and conversation with the U.S. Coast Guard and Auxiliary today as part of National Safe Boating Week at the Sunflower Café.

By now everyone on Fort Myers Beach has seen pictures of a proposal to rebuild Beach Baptist Church. Those plans include an 8-story condo building and 36 workforce housing units on the 3.5 acre piece of property.

The next FMB Strong Community Meal is being held at The Tuckaway Cafe Wednesday, May 31st from 8:30AM to 2PM. The meal is free to anyone with ID from the 33931 zip code.

Residents on Fort Myers Beach will no longer have to drive off the island to get their groceries after this Thursday. The long-awaited re-opening of Publix is finally set to happen.

While we all see how Hurricane Ian destroyed buildings and changed lives forever on Fort Myers Beach, the financial damage the storm caused is being felt all over Lee County to this day. The most recent tourism statistics really paint a picture of how Ian continues to hurt the local area

Just when you thought there was a clear path to the resort opening, another bump in the road pops up. This latest delay is being blamed on a miscommunication and it could delay the Margaritaville opening by several months.

Our guests are the owners of Gulf to Glades Adventures and Jeff Tarbell and Kim Henderson from ATM Mortgage. Everyone who comes to the show wearing a Yellow Army shirt - or purchases one - will receive a free BTR pint glass. We go live at 11. BTR guests get into the restaurant at 10:30.

The public is invited to attend an open house to view plans to redevelop the 3.5 acres of land at 130 Connecticut street. The plan includes an 8-story condo tower with a parking deck, 36 workforce housing apartments, and a church that seats 500.

On Thursday HUD published a notice in the Federal Register detailing rules for use of the $1.1 Billion awarded to Lee County. The clock is now ticking to get a plan in place.

Like so many residents Rhonda Murray's home and job were destroyed on Fort Myers Beach. She used to work at Armando's Day Spa where she had her own Spa Studio called Little Beach Spa.