Starting this weekend, on our beachtalkradionews.com website, we're starting a section for free classified ads to all beach businesses (who have job openings) and all beach residents (selling a product). Here's what you need to do...

US Congressman Byron Donalds returns to Beach Talk Radio Saturday. He'll be on for the full hour and take your questions, both on Facebook, and from the live audience. We go live at 9AM. Arrive early to Pete's if you want a seat.

On Monday the Fort Myers Beach Town Council will vote on a motion to make the Gumbo Limbo the official tree of the beach. This is a picture of the tree that grows up to 50 feet. Here's what the motion says...

The Woman’s Club Board has voted Monica Schumucker as its new President. Monica has lived on Fort Myers Beach for 5 years and has been active with many island groups such as Friends of Lover’s Key and The Beach School PTO.

The Florida House has passed a bill banning transgender girls from participating in women’s sports. Supporters of HB 1475 also called the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act" say the bill will preserve the integrity of women's sports because transgender girls have an unfair advantage.

Fort Myers Beach taxpayers continue to wait. Town Manager Roger Hernstadt's performance must be reviewed by this town council, in a public meeting, before the end of May. There are only 2 more opportunities for that to happen.

The Florida Governor will hold a press conference at 9:30 this morning to update residents about Piney Point, an old fertilizer plant where a wastewater containment pond is dumping polluted water into Tampa Bay. The environmental disaster has many worried about another wave of Red Tide.

The Sanibel-Captiva Chamber's April 14th virtual luncheon will feature Lee County Parks & Recreation Director Jesse Lavender. He'll speak to members about the upcoming beautification and enhancement projects that will follow erosion-control improvements on the Sanibel Causeway. REGISTER

With the pending opening of the new Welcome & Discovery Center, Friends of Lovers Key is inaugurating its first-ever Artist-in-Residence program with Jenny Morley Licht.

Some of you may have noticed that the contractor has not been working on the Lynn Hall bathrooms every day recently. Representatives from Lee County told us Monday that the contractor is waiting on plumbing parts.

As part of a $5 billion distribution by the federal government, Lee County is getting $3.8 million to help battle its homeless problem. It's unknown exactly how Lee County will spend the money or if Fort Myers Beach will receive any funds.