Following last year’s publication of the first book ever to chronicle the life and work of legendary Southwest Florida artist Ikki Matsumoto, Amy Matsumoto Urich addresses The Captivating Art and Times of My Father, Ikki Matsumoto” at a Ding lecture on February 24th.

The Estero Island Historic Society is hosting a presentation by Terry Cain called A Time Gone by at the Fort Myers Beach Library, Monday, February 14th at 7PM.

Director of Lee County Human and Veteran Services Roger Mercado told us about the homeless services the county offers. Adam Rose from the Florida Department of Transportation reviewed the recent Matanzas Pass Bridge public meeting. Here's how you can watch or listen.

While the steps to the fishing pier under the Matanzas Pass Bridge are already gone, there's still a chance the pier can be saved. The state was in the process of removing the fishing pier after the town decided it would not take over the maintenance of the pier. However, that may change.

On Monday the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel unveiled its new, self-guided Mindfulness Trail with a Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting.

Keep Lee County Beautiful and the Tunaskin Beach Keepers Club held their 7th annual beach cleanup Sunday. Over 300 volunteers participated in the Fort Myers Beach event and picked up over 850 pounds of trash and debris.   

The Florida Department of Transportation held an informational meeting for Fort Myers Beach residents Thursday night regarding the massive Matanzas Pass Bridge redesign project. 75 residents attended, about 15 spoke during public comment.

On the show tomorrow will be Director of Lee County Human and Veteran Services Roger Mercado to talk about homeless services, Adam Rose from F.D.O.T. to talk about the bridge, and Noah Hudnall to talk about a the sea turtle he saved, We go live at 9AM from Pete's Time Out.

To make the new Bay Oaks redevelopment project work, the town of Fort Myers Beach needed some land. The Lee County School District had some land. A deal was made.

The Coastal Watch Beach Clean Up is being held on Monday, February 14th, Valentines Day on the Causeway Islands from 10AM-11:30AM. Registration is required HERE.

That's what town staff told the Bay Oaks Recreational Campus Advisory Committee earlier this week. The design is 90% complete and the Town Council will decide on whether to sign off on the project and proceed when it meets next week. Permitting would be the next step in the process.

Lee County has launched an interactive web tool for the $8.5 million Sanibel Causeway Project to provide access to information about the proposed project, including maps, plans, timelines and more in a user-friendly interface.