The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel is re-opening Wednesday, for a limited-time experience of shells, natural history, and perspectives of the recent events of Hurricane Ian.

This past weekend, with help from Keep Lee County Beautiful, the Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation had 30 volunteers cleaning Fort Myers Beach. It was another successful beach cleanup and we want to thank Nancy Walker from The Community Foundation for the photo.

New Fort Myers Beach Town Council member Karen Woodson wants Town Attorney John Herin replaced and she wants him replaced now. This week Woodson made it clear she doesn't trust Herin.

We now have white long sleeve and yellow long sleeve shirts. The white says The Voice of Fort Myers Beach on the back with our small logo on the front. The yellow has The Voice of Fort Myers Beach on the front and Beach Talk Radio on the back. Here's how to order...

Our guests on the Friday night Happy Hour Show tonight at Mango Rita's are Bill Perry from Pill Perry's Beach Service and Chadd Chutz, The town's Environmental Projects Manager.

And volunteers are needed to serve on those advisory boards committees, which all stopped meeting once Ian came through town and turned everyone's life and the local government upside down.

This 1973 duplex at 209 Fairweather Lane on Fort Myers Beach sits on of 4,452 square feet of property. It recently sold for $490,000. Back in 2004 the home sold for $260,000

Tunaskin is sponsoring a cleanup on Fort Myers Beach Sunday, February 5th. It's the 8th Annual Tunaskin Beach Keepers Club Clean Up. Proceeds will go to Keep Lee County Beautiful. This cleanup will have 2 check-in locations.

Permitting is the most important issue for Fort Myers Beach residents. As property owners work through the process of rebuilding their homes, getting permits is their biggest challenge. Town leaders recognize this and are trying to make the process more user-friendly.

Another Fort Myers Beach favorite is open for business. This past weekend Snug Harbor restaurant at the end of Old San Carol welcomed hungry customers for the first time since Hurricane Ian.

The Fort Myers Beach Utilities Department has been receiving a lot of calls and emails from residents getting extremely high water bills. Some residents whose home no longer exists are still receiving bills. Here's what the town is saying about this...

According to Vice Mayor Jim Atterholt, work is underway to restore the severely damaged Post Office building on Carolina Avenue. Everglades Construction Group was awarded the contract to rebuild the facility.