Many Fort Myers Beach residents have had issues with insurance claims after Hurricane Ian. The state of Florida has a consumer website where you can lodge your concerns. CLICK HERE to get more information.

The Friday Happy Hour Show is LIVE at FIVE tonight. Our guests will be Gary Foco from Moss Marina and Nick Dakos from Hurricaney Enterprises. We hope to see you at the new Mango Rita's located at 16440 Tamiami Trail in Fort Myers.

...Will keep the mail service from completing their appointed rounds. That ends at the doorstep of a big, bad Hurricane named Ian, as Fort Myers Beach residents found out.

We'll be attending a funeral for a local friend Saturday morning so we will not be able to broadcast. In place of our show will be an interview Town Councilman Jim Atterholdt conducted with Public Works Director Jason Freeman on the topic of debris removal. We will be live from the Woman's Club Tree Festival later in the day.

On Thursday, Kim & Dan Bennett and Todd Mueller, presented a check to Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers for $4,000. The money will be deposited into the Beach Talk Radio FMBRebuild fund and given to employees on the beach that lost their jobs.

The next beach cleanup, hosted by Tunaskin, will be this Sunday beginning at 8AM. Tunaskin is partnering with Mid-Island Watersports, Keep Lee County Beautiful, and Jimmy Finch Cultivating Hope With Charm.

It's been a great week for businesses re-opening on Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian. The small tiki bar at The Lighthouse is now open from 11am to 7pm.

Only two months after one of the worst storms in U.S. history DiamondHead Beach Resort has announced a phased reopening. A limited number of resort suites will be available starting Wednesday, December 14th.

Congressman Byron Donalds, Senator Marco Rubio and others from Florida sent a letter to President Biden supporting Florida's request for 100 percent federal funding of FEMA funds for eligible debris removal and protective measures.

Since Saturday, December 3rd, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been increasing releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary from the Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) at a seven-day average pulse release of 2,000 cubic feet per second.

During our concert with Sheena Brook and D-Rox last Saturday night, toy donations poured in from the local community and our Facebook followers from around the country. At the event, contractor Mike Bannick Donated $5,000 to our FMBRebuild fund for employees on the beach and Tim and Cyndee Hill donated $10,000 to the Beach Kids Foundation.

That's been one of the biggest questions from residents lately and the United States Government has no answer for you. Beach residents have had to travel to Jetport Loop to pick up their mail, if it's even there for them, and have not been able to get any explanation on when mail service might return.