With the addition of a second location in St. Pete, Marty Harrity and his team at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grille are opening their 5th location. Doc's also has locations on Fort Myers Beach, Captiva and Sanibel.

Tonight at 5PM the Sanibel City Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the process of hiring a new city manager, something they have not had to worry about for two decades. Judie Zimomra notified the council she'll be retiring in September. Here's her full resignation letter...

Does Fort Myers Beach have enough law enforcement coverage to address the public safety issues it's now facing? At least two town councilman, Dan Allers and Jim Atterholt, believe increasing a police presence on the beach should be considered.

Shortly after the press conference with the Governor Chris Wittman and Dan Andrews from Captains For Clean Water stopped by Port Mayaca on the Eastern side of Lake Okeechobee where they spotted chunks of blue-green algae which is headed our way. Watch their video HERE.

On Monday the Governor urged the U.S. Army Corps to improve lake management to make more beneficial releases and send more water south during Florida’s dry season and to allow for flexibility to avoid harmful discharges in Florida’s northern estuaries.

We're hoping to get more details from the Lee County Sheriff's Department about this incident later today. Here's what we know. Around Midnight Sunday night/Monday morning deputies were called to a shots fired incident in Lynn Hall Park.

Lighting expert Jim Hockett, who’s also a member of the Estero Boulevard stakeholders committee, was a guest on Episode #164 of Beach Talk Radio. Jim gave us his thoughts on amber lights, LED lights and why Estero Boulevard is still dangerously dark. Watch it on YouTube 

It's been almost a year since 22-year old Johnny Jackson was killed at the Lani Kai motel on Fort Myers Beach. The killer has not been arrested and now the Lee County Sheriff's Department is asking for help from the public.

The first Tunaskin Beach Keepers Club Virtual Cleanup will be Saturday, May 22nd and Sunday, May 23rd. The goal is for anyone participating to find an area in their local community to collect trash. You have until tomorrow to become a Beach Keeper ($40) in time to receive a club shirt for the event which is made 100% from recycled plastic bottles.

The Estero Island Garden Club will honor Veterans with a Blue Star Memorial Marker which will be unveiled tomorrow at 10 AM at the entrance of the Fort Myers Beach Library on Estero Boulevard. We'll carry the ceremoney live on Facebook, immediately after our show.

Congressman Byron Donalds will be hosting a town hall for Veterans on May 24th 6PM at American Legion Post 38, which is located on Jackson street in Fort Myers. Donalds will be giving vets a Congressional update and details about federal resources. He'll also take questions.