Church Wine Event is This Saturday
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and like many festive events where there’s food there’s also drink. Have you ever wondered which wine pairs best with your Thanksgiving Dinner? Here’s your chance to find out.
Town To Start Cracking Down on Serial Code Violators
What happens when someone ignores code violations and fines issued by the town of Fort Myers Beach? Right now, there's not much being done to get the violators to change their behavior or pay the fines. That could change soon.
Ding Puts Out Call For Financial Help
Because of steeply rising property values and costs, the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge is faced with an end-of-January deadline to raise $550,000 on an 8.5-acre Sanibel Island land acquisition it has been working toward for years.
Lee County Issues Boil Water Notice For Beach
Lee County Utilities has issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice to 725 residences and 35 businesses in the vicinity of San Carlos Island. The notice applies to addresses from 18100 San Carlos Boulevard to the Matanzas Bridge.
Watercolor Demo From The Art Association
On November 21 at 1 pm, Shari Blaukopf, watercolorist, and author, will offer a demonstration of her techniques. Blaukopf is a Montreal-based workshop instructor, watercolor painter and sketch blogger.
Your Library Could Use Your Help
The Fort Myers Beach Library needs volunteers for its big book sale this weekend. At the event, which takes place from 9AM to 2PM both Saturday and Sunday, for only $15.00 you can fill a grocery bag up with as many books, DVD's and CD's as you can fit in the bag. Here's what the library needs help with...
Chamber Honors LCSO Deputy Katherine Strange
Last week at the Fort Myers Beach Chamber membership luncheon, Lee County Deputy Katherine Strange was honored as deputy of the month for October. Strange was nominated by the Sheriff's Department for a specific case she helped crack which you can read HERE.
It’s Murphy For Another Year
Ray Murphy was unanimously elected Mayor of the Fort Myers Beach Town Council Monday. Rxann Hosafros was also voted back in as Vice Mayor. Both have held the positions for the past two years. The seats Murphy and Hosafros now occupy are up for election in November 2022.
Times Square Bands Set Through April
The Times Square Merchants Association has released its weekend band schedule through the month of April 2022, including the 7PM to Midnight entertainment on new Years Eve which will be the band Double Standard.
Interested in Tourtoises?
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting a virtual Gopher Tortoise Research Symposium on Wednesday, December 8th to showcase research that can help inform conservation for gopher tortoises and their commensals.
How Much You Pay For Extra LCSO Coverage?
Fort Myers Beach taxpayers will pay the Lee County Sheriff's department $70,500 for extra traffic detail over the next year if the town council approves new contracts with LCSO on Monday. Here are the assignments those deputies are given, according to the contract...
How’s Your Chili Game?
The 4th Annual Woman's Club Christmas Tree Festival & Auction is December 10-11. On Saturday, December 11th, during the event, the annual chili cookoff contest will also be held. The S.O.B.'s Reid Freeman is the two-time defending Chili Champion. Get your chili contest registration form HERE.