On Wednesday, November 17th, the Lee County Solid Waste Department will host their next free drop-off of household chemical waste from 8 a.m. to noon at Bay Oaks.

Beginning on Nov. 18, the “Ding” Darling Nature Store will host a series of holiday and other special events and promotions in honor the 40th anniversary of the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge.

The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce has canceled the 10-day event due to COVID. With the amount of time needed to plan the event and the number of international participants it was decided the event needed to be canceled this year. It's the second year the event had to be canceled due to COVID.

Several years back the Fort Myers Beach Town Council borrowed $10 million to help pay for upgrades to Times Square, Bayside Park and Bay Oaks. Shovels have not yet hit the ground on any of the three.

Back on September 24th we reported on the frustrations the Fort Myers Beach Public Safety Committee members expressed when they put forth recommendations to the Council that are consistently ignored. Committee Chair John Goggin requested a joint meeting to discuss their working relationship.

SCCF CEO Ryan Orgera has announced he'll be leaving SCCF at the end of the year. He's accepted a job as the first Global Director of an international fisheries management project that will seek to identify and fight against corruption in large-scale, industrial fisheries around the world.

New Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Ron Martin will officially be sworn in on Wednesday, October 27th at 5PM at the Fort Myers Beach Library. Martin is replacing Matt Love who accepted a job as Fire Chief in Minnesota. The ceremony is open to the public.

From the moment the Sheriff - and all the LCSO tools and toys - came over the bridge until the final checkered flag, the 2021 Roar Offshore Boat races on Fort Myers Beach were a huge success. We spoke with Roar Offshore President Tim Hill on Monday to get his take on the events of the weekend.

Starting in November, Friends of Lovers Key will host a series of lectures and panel discussions about the connections between Florida’s aquatic habitats and land use.

Linda Miller give us the details on the Fort Myers Beach Farmers Market. John and Jodie Perrin tell us about the fundraiser going on for 4-year old Sophie who has cancer. Corky Condon's dad was a Navy Seal killed in Vietnam. They are holding a Navy Seal Fitness Challenge on October 16th. FACEBOOK  YOUTUBE  PODCAST  SPOTIFY

Sanibel/Captiva Chamber of Commerce CEO John Lai recently took the seat of chair for the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals. The statewide chamber agency installed its 2021-2022 board of directors from throughout the state at its annual conference held in Jupiter.

If you're able to pull yourself away from the beach for a few hours there's a great event being held in Gateway on Sunday. It's called Craft Beer For Clean Water and it's being held at the Fort Myers Brewing Company. Beach Talk Radio will be broadcasting LIVE from the event.