(By Kim Ryan) On Wednesday I had the great pleasure of attending a Fort Myers Beach Woman’s club meeting. It took place at the clubhouse which is the beautifully historic first schoolhouse located on Sterling Ave.

Do not delay if you want to be part of the biggest event of every year on Fort Myers Beach. The 2022 Shrimp Festival will be held March 12 and 13 in Lynn Hall Park. The Lions Club is now accepting applications for vendors. This is the 64th year for the event. Here are all the details.

It was a very celebratory crowd at Tuckaway Cafe Sunday as Tre and Amy celebrated 10 years serving delicious food to the community. Tre told BTRN it was a great day. "Several of our customers who have been coming to the Tuckaway for years came by. We even had a couple of the kids who used to come to our old location, now they are married and have kids. Nice to watch them grow up through the years."

Sanibel residents Laurie and Bill Harkey have set up the Harkey Development & Communications Intern Fund with the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge. It will guarantee ongoing funding for one intern annually.

The Poker Walk to raise money to help fund the reconstruction of the Arches in Bowditch Park raised $1,837.80 last weekend. Steven Ray McDonald from Restore The Arches said, I would like to thank the wonderful venues and people that continue to support our effort."

The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its 2022-2024 Board of Directors. Any Chamber member may nominate someone to serve on the Board.

Developer TPI has officially turned over a piece of property it owned at the foot of the Matanzas Pass bridge to the town. The developer behind the new Margaritaville Resort donated the property to the town. The company purchased the parcel for $2 million back in 2015.

Suzie Bahan's application for an adult video arcade at 185 Old San Carlos was rejected by the Fort Myers Beach town council Monday. And while the council did not believe that type of business fit into the code for that area, not all was lost for Bahan.

In an effort to help alleviate the town's parking issue due to an abundance of construction in the downtown area, 35 parking spots at town hall are now available to the public on weekends.

On Monday night Megan Allers and Stephanie Buboltz from the Fort Myers Beach Women's Club drew Linda Beasley's name and she won a $250 cash prize. Watch the drawing HERE. Several more drawings will be held before the Club's Holiday Festival on December 10th and 11th. Get more information on the event HERE.

On Wednesday night the place to be is at the Fort Myers Beach Women's Club meeting (men are welcome). FMB Chamber President Jacki Liszak will be the guest speaker. She'll cover what the Chamber does, legislative priorities, clean water and the economics of the island. The meeting begins at 6:30PM and the Club is located at 175 Sterling Avenue.

Elected officials from Lee, Charlotte and Collier counties are meeting Friday as part of the Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact. Fort Myers Beach joined the group earlier this year. It's being organized by FGCU Professor Mike Savarese who we interviewed about the organization back in February.