Lee County has federal money to spend and wants your input on how to spend it. The County received $149 million under the American Rescue Plan Act to respond to adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Calusa Waterkeeper has announced Trisha Botty as its new Executive Director. Botty replaces K.C. Schulberg who’s taking on another role within the Waterkeeper Alliance.

Matanzas on the Bay is one of seven sites on Fort Myers Beach hosting the final weekend of the 2021 Island Hopper Songwriter Fest. Nashville superstars Jay Allen and Kylie Morgan will anchor the Sunday show at Matanzas.

Janeen Paulasoukis and Dan Allers joined us on Episode #182. Janeen filled us in on one of the coolest events on the beach, the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. Councilman Dan Allers talks public safety, Estero Boulevard lighting, the parking fee increase and much more. Here's how you can get caught up...

Last week the Florida Department of Transportation made a presentation to the Fort Myers Beach Town Council about their new foot of the bridge design project. The state is going with a design that drops several new crosswalks right at the foot of the Matanzas Pass Bridge.

National Public Lands Day is Saturday and you can celebrate with the team at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Admission to Wildlife...

In addition to our 9AM Saturday show at Pete's Time Out, we'll also be broadcasting live from Nervous Nellie's at 1PM. The Island Hopper Songwriter Fest is taking place all over Fort Myers Beach this weekend, including Nervous Nellie's which will also be using Bayside Park for their event.

The Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis has made a donation of World Atlases to the Beach Elementary School. The 20 atlases will be given to every 4th grade student at the school. Kiwanis Board Members Paula McCarthy and Jessica Hernstadt made the presentation to school principal Karen Manzi.

Literally! The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working on its Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines and wants public feedback concerning four state-listed beach-nesting birds.

Fort Myers Beach residents Renee and Megan Heil are organizing a couples wellness retreat for April of 2022. The trip includes rest and relaxation, healthy eating, yoga and exercise, exploration, and, of course diving. There are options to do one, the other, or parts of both.

As of Monday morning there were 291 COVID-19 patients in Lee Health hospitals, 9 were children at Golisano Children’s Hospital. On September 13th there were 423 COVID cases and on September 7th there were 525 cases.

The millage rate adopted by the Fort Myers Beach town council for the 2021-2022 budget was .9500 per $1,000 of assessed property value. That's exactly what the millage rate is for the current year but should net the town a little more revenue due to the increase in property values.