Fort Myers Beach resident Kevin Paradiso, picture here with Jason Ingream, the owner of Mangorita's, won the hand crafted boat on Sunday. The boat was built by the late Pete McCagg. McCagg was very instrumental in getting the annual Shrimp Festival organized.

With the retirement of Mick Denham, who took over for Lee County Board Chair Kevin Ruane, the Sanibel City Council will appoint a new Mayor Tuesday during an organizational meeting.

Due to the delays from seasonal traffic, foot traffic and construction on Estero Boulevard, the vendor Advanced Disposal, was having trouble completing its routes on Fort Myers Beach. They were given more time early in the morning to pick up your trash.

On April 1st, State Insurance USA will host the FMB Chamber of Commerce Coffee Connection at the Lee County Sheriff Community Outreach Center on Estero Boulevard. Coffee and breakfast items will be complimentary, from 7:30 to 9, thanks to Sate Insurance USA. REGISTER

By a vote of 13-5 the Florida Senate's Committee on Appropriations approved a bill aimed at taking some regulation power away from local governments and giving it to the state.

When 25MPH speed limit signs popped up in the back bay in 2019 local residents took notice. Not only because of the new signage but because boats were moving faster in what they consider to be a year-round manatee zone. They are doing a no-wake-zone victory lap this week.

The state is on pace to have one of the deadliest years on record for manatees. FWC reports that through the 5th of March 432 manatees have died already in Florida. In all of 2020 the state recorded 637 manatee deaths, 607 deaths in 2019.

(By Ed Ryan) As Fort Myers Beach Town Attorney John Herin advises the Town Council that their mask mandate and social distancing ordinance is enforceable, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues to pull the rug out from under that advice.

Local attorney Mike Chionopoulos heard about how the town of Fort Myers Beach went after Nervous Nellie's and threatened them with a $5,000 fine. He has an opinion about that and plans to express it tomorrow morning on Beach Talk Radio. Mike is on the Mic at 9:30 live from Pete's Time Out.

For the second year in a row, the town of Fort Myers Beach canceled the Shrimp Festival, which would have been this weekend. Normally Lynn Hall Park would be swarming with vendors, visitors would be drooling over jumbo shrimp and volunteer Lions would be running around frantically making sure the event went off without a hitch.

That's what Lee County Visitors & Convention Bureau Executive Director Tamara Pigott said Wednesday during a Sanibel Chamber virtual presentation. And that's sweet music to the ears of every business owner in Lee County.