With COVID-19 cases surging in the state of Florida, the Fort Myers Beach town council will begin social distancing again during its meetings at town hall. Council members will be at least six feet apart from one another beginning this Thursday when the group meets for its M&P session.

(By Fire Chief Matt Love) The Fort Myers Beach Fire Department completed two weeks of training using the various buildings found on the Margaritaville development site. The training focused on multi-unit, multi-jurisdictional fire scenarios using the Pierview Hotel and several other buildings.

New language added to an ordinance that now requires beach businesses to remove all of their equipment from the sand every night to protect the turtles has several business owners concerned they may have to close down.

We'd like to give a big shout out to our newest beach sponsor, The Best Western Hotel. Now, your best stay on the beach is one click away, right from our website. Click on the Best Western button or visit our sponsor page HERE.

Roar OffShore Boat Race organizers received approval for the 2021 event from the Fort Myers Beach town council Monday. The approval is contingent on receiving approval from other entities such as Lee County. The 2021 event will be held October 7th through the 9th.

Fort Myers Beach will be buzzing and bustling with activity this afternoon. The official groundbreaking for TPI's Margaritaville resort is finally happening. Years in the making, the golden shovels will hit the dirt at approximately 3:15, setting in motion two years of construction that will transform downtown. 

There's no denying it. COVID remains a serious threat to many Americans. And as Lee Health CEO Dr. Larry Antanucci points out Southwest Florida is not immune to what the entire country is facing from a resurgence of the virus.

It's another sign the Margaritaville Resort is on its way to finally becoming a reality. As part of the Margaritaville approval process years ago, TPI agreed to turn over the piece of property located at 1054 5th street to the town of Fort Myers Beach.

According to Turtle Time successful hatches have been limited on Fort Myers Beach because of the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Elsa and the heavy rainfall of late which saturated the sand on the beach.

The next chance for you to dispose of items such as paint, batteries, fertilizers and antifreeze will be Friday August 6 at Bay Oaks from 8AM to Noon. Don't throw these harmful items in your trash. Here's the list of all the items you can drop off...

Truly Scrumptious Cafe & Ice Cream is hosting the Chamber's August Coffee Connection on the 5th. This 8AM to 9:30AM event is free and open to both Chamber members and future members.

Congratulations to “Ding” Darling Refuge lead biologist, Jeremy Conrad who has been promoted to the position of regional coastal ecologist for the inventory and monitoring branch of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service after 11 years’ service at the refuge.