On November 21 at 1 pm, Shari Blaukopf, watercolorist, and author, will offer a demonstration of her techniques. Blaukopf is a Montreal-based workshop instructor, watercolor painter and sketch blogger.

Because of steeply rising property values and costs, the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge is faced with an end-of-January deadline to raise $550,000 on an 8.5-acre Sanibel Island land acquisition it has been working toward for years.

We love the Beach Talk Radio and Beach Talk Radio News sponsors and we always go the extra mile for them because they are there for us. Here are a few specials our sponsors are running this month.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting a virtual Gopher Tortoise Research Symposium on Wednesday, December 8th to showcase research that can help inform conservation for gopher tortoises and their commensals. 

Lee County Utilities has issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice to 725 residences and 35 businesses in the vicinity of San Carlos Island. The notice applies to addresses from 18100 San Carlos Boulevard to the Matanzas Bridge. 

(By Kim Ryan) Some people on Fort Myers Beach believe they should. This week, during the Marine Resources Task Force meeting, committee member Rob Howell proposed a new ordinance requiring prop guards on rental boats with an exposed propeller.

Fort Myers Beach taxpayers will pay the Lee County Sheriff's department $70,500 for extra traffic detail over the next year if the town council approves new contracts with LCSO on Monday. Here are the assignments those deputies are given, according to the contract...

After nearly two decades, Lee County's new tourism branding strategy will no longer be The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel. The new branding strategy: Fort Myers - It's a Good Day with the words islands, beaches and neighborhoods in much smaller print.

Recently retired City of Sanibel Town Manager Judy Zimomra was awarded the 2021 Junonia Award from the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau this week. The award recognizes those who positively impact Lee County’s tourism community in a big way.

The Army Corps of Engineers is in the final phase of evaluating modeling data used to support the new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual. This Tuesday the Corps will present the model that will be used as the basis for LOSOM for the next 10 years.

The final LOSOM decision will be announced next week. Joining us on the show Saturday morning at 9:30 to discuss what we can expect will be Everglades Foundation CEO Eric Eikenberg and Chief Science Officer Steve Davis. Watch the show live on FACEBOOK or YOUTUBE or download the Beach Talk Radio News app and listen to the show at your leisure.

The 4th Annual Woman's Club Christmas Tree Festival & Auction is December 10-11. On Saturday, December 11th, during the event, the annual chili cookoff contest will also be held. The S.O.B.'s Reid Freeman is the two-time defending Chili Champion. Get your chili contest registration form HERE.