Former Marco Island Floodplain Administrator Kelli DeFedericis has been hired by the Fort Myers Beach as Floodplain Manager. If you’re planning to rebuild and need an understanding of the Florida Building Code, contact Kelli at KDeFedericis@fmbgov.com

Fort Myers Beach Town Council Member Karen Woodson was our Sunday show guest at Wahoo Willie's. We covered everything from her Seagate vote, the current mood of the community and whether or not she's been getting death threats. CLICK HERE to watch the replay.

The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club has a few remaining openings for girls/ladies between the ages 15 to 20 years old who are willing to be princesses in the 2025 Lions Club Shrimp Festival.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct prescribed burns in one or more locations within the JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel between February and September. 

On Tuesday, a judge ruled that La Ola must either come into compliance with the town’s floodplain regulations or be out of Times Square by March 1st. Immediately after the ruling La Ola owner Thomas Houghton said he plans to appeal.

In a final ruling filed Tuesday, Judge John Lanningham ruled that the Sun-N-Fun shipping containers on the old Liki Tiki restaurant property must be removed by March 1st. The owner of the business, Steve Larson plans to appeal the decision.

If you snooze you lose. This hugely popular and fun event on Fort Myers Beach to benefit FMB Strong will sell out...most likely today. We only have 10 tickets available for the second annual Mr’s Roper Caftan Crawl on Saturday, February 8th

The Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club is hosting its February membership meeting Wednesday, February 5th at 6:30 at The Island Pancake House. Enjoy food, drinks, great company and a presentation from Gloria Cirulli and Barbara DeNapoli of Reveal Decorating.

After a several year break due to Hurricane Ian, the Lovers Key Turtle Trot 5K is back Saturday, March 8th at 8AM. The course will take runners through the trails of the park, maritime hammocks, coastal dune habitats, and mangrove estuaries. 

That is the first in a series of free Calusa Blueway-related programs at the Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center on Bass Road in Fort Myers. Jay Rose from Paddlesports of Naples and Mike Devlin of Paradise Coast Kayak Tours and Lessons are the guest speakers.

Friends of the Everglades has launched a new campaign called Rescue the River of Grass. The goal is to secure the public acquisition of 100,000 acres of land in  the Everglades Agricultural Area.

HM Restaurant Group, owners of Doc Ford’s, Dixie Fish Company and Bonita Fish Company, raised $3,347 for Captains For Clean Water through sales of the speciality Send it South cocktail launched in April 2024.