After being unable to make a recommendation to the Town Council last month because of an even number of members in attendance, the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency will vote again Tuesday on a Food Truck Merchant Plaza at 2500 and 2510 Estero Boulevard.

It’s unclear what will help or hurt with the bottleneck traffic mess at the base of the bridge, which really kicked into high gear when the state started construction in front of Crescent Park and shut down the straight shot off the island on Estero Boulevard.

In January, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council gave owners of The Pink Shell the first of 2 yes votes needed to build a new 6-story 40-room boutique hotel across from the big resort. On Monday, they received the second yes vote needed to move forward. 

On Monday, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council extended Suzie Bahan’s permit to operate a food truck and serve alcohol at 163 Old San Carlos Blvd. That permit comes up for review every 6 months.

Last week the Fort Myers Beach Art Association raised $12,737 during an auction fundraising event at Clive Daniel in Fort Myers. The Art Association lost their building on the beach during Hurricane Ian and they are raising funds for a new building.

Former Marco Island Floodplain Administrator Kelli DeFedericis has been hired by the Fort Myers Beach as Floodplain Manager. If you’re planning to rebuild and need an understanding of the Florida Building Code, contact Kelli at KDeFedericis@fmbgov.com

Fort Myers Beach Town Council Member Karen Woodson was our Sunday show guest at Wahoo Willie's. We covered everything from her Seagate vote, the current mood of the community and whether or not she's been getting death threats. CLICK HERE to watch the replay.

The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club has a few remaining openings for girls/ladies between the ages 15 to 20 years old who are willing to be princesses in the 2025 Lions Club Shrimp Festival.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct prescribed burns in one or more locations within the JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel between February and September. 

On Tuesday, a judge ruled that La Ola must either come into compliance with the town’s floodplain regulations or be out of Times Square by March 1st. Immediately after the ruling La Ola owner Thomas Houghton said he plans to appeal.

In a final ruling filed Tuesday, Judge John Lanningham ruled that the Sun-N-Fun shipping containers on the old Liki Tiki restaurant property must be removed by March 1st. The owner of the business, Steve Larson plans to appeal the decision.

If you snooze you lose. This hugely popular and fun event on Fort Myers Beach to benefit FMB Strong will sell out...most likely today. We only have 10 tickets available for the second annual Mr’s Roper Caftan Crawl on Saturday, February 8th