Nearly every structure on Fort Myers Beach, both residential and commercial, suffered some sort of damage from Hurricane Ian. Some of it was wind damage, some of it was water damage, some of it was both. A lot of it was devastating.

The Lee Country Board of Commissioners have approved the construction contract for a new Big Carlos Pass Bridge. The bridge connects the south end of Fort Myers Beach to Lover’s Key on Estero Boulevard and will cost $90.8 million to replace.

We got the tour of the 12-acre Ocean Harbor condos on Saturday morning. The property sustained a lot of damage, from losing all of their docks to a water logged clubhouse that needs to be rebuilt. Even with all that damage, the association is moving fast to make repairs and get residents back in their units. Watch our tour on Facebook

(By Christy Hennessey) Almost all of the public Park structures except the “New” Welcome and Discovery Center, were destroyed by the hurricane, so we will be reopening with portable restrooms or a restroom trailer.  The Ranger Station will have a temporary structure until it can be rebuilt.

Nearly five months after hurricane Ian, and three months after FEMA told local municipalities to use Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell's home valuations, FEMA now says Caldwell's calculations are invalid.

This week FEMA dropped a bomb on Fort Myers Beach and all of Lee County when it changed the 50% rules nearly 5 months after the storm. This week we interviewed Mayor Dan Allers and Town Manager Keith Wilkins (HERE) and Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell (HERE) to discuss how the changes impact you.

Today at 1PM the Lee County School Board will review three options regarding the future of the Beach School. The public is invited to attend to speak before the board reviews the options. A final vote on what will happen to the school will take place next month.

On Thursday we sent a check for $4,000 to Louise Kowitch at The Friends of Lovers Key which will help her replace all the equipment she lost during Hurricane Ian for the Summer education program she runs for elementary and high school kids. Here's where the money came from.

The First Red Grouper Bash Fishing Tournament will be held on Fort Myers Beach April 7th and 8th. Proceeds will be donated to The Fort Myers Beach Women's Club to help rebuild following Hurricane Ian. Get more details and register HERE.

Our walkaround video this past Saturday was at The Bay to Beach Condos at 740 Estero Boulevard. They are rebuilding after being hit hard by Hurricane Ian and we got all the details on when they plan to reopen. WATCH IT Our Saturday morning walkaround video was sponsored by The Whale.

The family of Robert Andrew Lea would like you to join them in a celebration of his life this Saturday at Buster's Sports Tavern on McGregor Blvd from 2pm-5pm. Bob was a Fort Myers Beach native and grew up with the love of the outdoors in his blood.

When Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce President Jacki Liszak attended the State of the Union address last week she also handed off a letter to First Lady Jill Biden. The letter was from Mayor Dan Allers intended for the President. Here's a look at that letter...