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.Â
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.
We’ll Talk LOSOM on The Show Tomorrow
The final LOSOM decision will be announced next week. Joining us on the show Saturday morning at 9:30 to discuss what we can expect will be Everglades Foundation CEO Eric Eikenberg and Chief Science Officer Steve Davis. Watch the show live on FACEBOOK or YOUTUBE or download the Beach Talk Radio News app and listen to the show at your leisure.
Should Propeller Guards on Rental Boats Be Mandatory?
(By Kim Ryan) Some people on Fort Myers Beach believe they should. This week, during the Marine Resources Task Force meeting, committee member Rob Howell proposed a new ordinance requiring prop guards on rental boats with an exposed propeller.
SCCF Happy With Upcoming Corps Decision
The Army Corps of Engineers is in the final phase of evaluating modeling data used to support the new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual. This Tuesday the Corps will present the model that will be used as the basis for LOSOM for the next 10 years.
Beaches Minimized in New Tourism Slogan
After nearly two decades, Lee County's new tourism branding strategy will no longer be The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel. The new branding strategy: Fort Myers - It's a Good Day with the words islands, beaches and neighborhoods in much smaller print.