With 510 registrations for our Day Before New Years Day 5K, we could use help from the Yellow Army with supplies for the event. We've put together an Amazon Wish List hoping you could help us make the event a success. 100 percent of the proceeds from the race go to the Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club.

About 6 months ago it appeared Santini Plaza, a vital retail and restaurant strip for residents living on the south end of the island, was on the fast track to opening. Then, it wasn't.

Since Hurricane Ian, General Manager Neal Hopgood and his DiamondHead team have loaned their ballroom to the Town of Fort Myers Beach for just about every meeting the town government held. They really stepped up when the town was in desperate need of space. That all comes to an end next month.

Both will be under the tent at the same address where the church once stood at 130 Connecticut Street. Pastor Shawn Critser will lead the Christmas Eve services at 10:30AM and 7PM and all are welcome to attend.

St. Raphael's Church is moving back home just in time for Christmas Eve. The church has secured a tent for an outside worship until the parish hall is ready. The church property is located on Williams Drive and the Sunday service is at 10AM.

The organizers of the FMB New Years Eve fireworks show join BTR tomorrow. Also, Joy Leonard from The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation will be on the show. We go live at 11, BTR followers get into Lah De Dah at 10:30 and will be treated to a special drink menu.

St. Peter Lutheran Church will hold a Christmas Eve service this Sunday, December 24 at 9:00 am. It will be held under the tent in the parking lot of the church property at 3751 Estero Blvd. Pastor Bill Stehr will lead the 45-minute worship.

This Saturday the Faith Center is hosting a special Christmas Service at Bayside Park on Fort Myers Beach at 4PM. The service will be followed by a free concert co-sponsored by Beach Talk Radio, Snug Harbor and Wahoo Willies to close out the annual Christmas Bike Parade.

This past August we reported that Fort Myers Beach property owner Terry Persaud had racked up $2.7 million in fines from code violations and the town was pursuing foreclosing on some of his property due to his lack of compliance. That all changed Monday morning.

It was a shocker of an announcement at the end of the Town Council meeting Monday. Councilman Bill Veach said Monday will most likely be his last meeting after he announced he would not be filling out a new state-mandated ethics and financial-disclosure form.

Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers was none-too-happy that the Marine & Environmental Resources Task Force committee removed Estero Boulevard resident Eddie Rood from their agenda after the town staff placed him on the agenda for their December 13th meeting.

The Fort Myers Beach Town Council will be changing the name of Bayside Park to Bayside Veterans Park to honor veterans. The Town Council will officially make the name change at its first meeting in January.