The final tally from the Community Foundation's first virtual auction was $10,283 when the event concluded March 20th. 54 items were available for bidding and many people graciously opened their wallets to support the organizations mission.

The deadline of March 31st is fast approaching for those interested in applying for The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge scholarships. These scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000 each.

Fort Myers Beach resident Mike "Popeye" Dearden has launched the first-of-its-kind mobile billboard advertising business in SWFLA. Bike Billboards is currently riding four routes, covering south Ft. Myers, Iona, and Ft. Myers Beach.

Pete's Time Out owners John and Debbie Lallo's grandson Tristan (son of Pete's GM Tiffany) is in Virginia playing in the national finals with the Florida Eels of the U.S. Premiere Hockey League. They won their first game in the 16-team tournament Thursday night by a score of 6-1. Keep an eye on the playoffs HERE.

As of 6AM this morning $8,600 has been raised through the Community Foundation online auction. The event ends tomorrow. The goal is to raise $21,000. Check out the auction website HERE and all the items HERE.

As we reported last week, the Town of Fort Myers Beach warned Nervous Nellie's that they were going to ticket them, on St. Patrick's Day, if they violated the town's mask mandate/social distancing ordinance. The restaurant was ticketed, but not for what you think.

Tomorrow and Sunday The Friends of The Library will be hosting a giant book sale in the Library garage. Paper grocery bags will be provided to everyone which they can fill up with books for only $10.00.

When we received a tip last weekend that Fort Myers Beach patrol employee Roxanne Tucci put on a disguise and went undercover to catch a restaurant violating an ordinance, we didn't believe it. Well, we were wrong.

Every year the Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Club awards scholarships to young men and women in the 33931 zip code, members of the Kiwanis Key Clubs at Cypress Lake and South Fort Myers High Schools and children of active Kiwanis members. Applications are now being accepted for those scholarships HERE.

Mike "Popeye" Deardon joins us to discuss his new business...Bike Billboards. Also, Steve Johnson and Jennifer Rusk from the Marine Resources Task Force kick off the show at 9AM to discuss the new pop-up booth outreach program. And Scott Allan is back to tell us about his upcoming event at the Mancave. Watch on Facebook or YouTube.

CROW continues its virtual speaker series Tuesday, March 23rd with “Bobcat Spatial Ecology on Everglades Tree Islands” by Katherine Buckman a Graduate Student at Florida Atlantic University.

On Tuesday three new Sanibel City Council members were seated after winning the election earlier this month. John Henshaw, Mike Miller and Dr. Scott Crater are all standing in the back row. Holly Smith was chosen to be the Mayor and Richard Johnson the Vice Mayor.