The Jim Atterholt interview this week is with South Florida Water Management Chairman Chauncy Goss. The topic will be the water, one of the biggest reasons people visit Fort Myers Beach. We will Jim's interview Friday night at 4PM and Saturday morning at 10AM.

The spectacular Fort Myers Beach Library has been closed since Ian came through nearly six months ago. The first floor sustained the most damage and was remediated pretty quickly after the storm.

Will be at The Estero Beach Club at 2580 Estero Boulevard. Todd and Jennifer Tuggle will be our tour guides and give us an update on their rebuild. Our Estero Beach Club wakaround is sponsored by Dorsten Claims.

The ‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel has announced that the Wildlife Drive Visitor Center will reopen on April 4th. The 'Ding" Darling facilities and habitat were ravaged by Hurricane Ian.

The new website details Allen Development Group's new line of Designed and Ready for Permit elevated homes. That means no wait time for design and engineering.

The Save Our Strays Feline Rescue is holding a Charity Yard Sale Friday and Saturday at 5595 Avenda Pescadora on Fort Myers Beach. If you have items to donate you can drop them off at that location or call 239-851-3485.

The money is being sent to Lee County from the department of Housing and Urban Development. According to Lee County Communications Director Betsy Clayton, Fort Myers Beach will be eligible to apply for some of this funding.

On Monday April 3rd residents will get a chance to mingle with five candidates before the Town Council decides who might lead Fort Myers Beach through its rebuild. Chris Holly and Keith Wilkins are on a 6-month consulting contract that began shortly after the election when former Town Manager Roger Hernstadt resigned.

When Hurricane Ian leveled Fort Myers Beach on September 28th, the wind and water were so powerful nearly every street sign was dislodged and destroyed. Weeks later colorful hand-made signs began popping up.

14 houses were leveled by Huricane Ian and Saturday morning property owner Laura Farrell and a few of her neighbors will give us the full tour of their road. We go live on Facebook at 8AM. Our walkaround video this Saturday is sponsored by Alex King.

And we will pay each of those volunteers $100 cash for volunteering. We'll need help with our stage and the generator for our March 18th concert event. Here are the details...

Nervous Nellie's and Beach Talk Radio are hosting a special Sunset Celebration concert event in Times Square on March 18th from 5PM to 8PM. The concert will feature Fort Myers Beach resident Steven Clark and Coastal Cowboy from Marco Island.