Thursday April 3rd Kava Culture on San Carlos Boulevard will be the place to be for a networking breakfast that begins at 9:30. Free Kava samples and breakfast items will be served. This event is free and open to the public. REGISTER

​​The National Shell Museum & Aquarium’s next free lecture is Thursday, April 3rd at 5:30PM. The speaker is New York Times best-selling author Mark Kurlansky who will explore the ecological history of the oysters of New York Harbor.

Drivers on Fort Myers Beach may see a little air let out of the traffic balloon this week. The Florida Department of Transportation has completed enough of its road construction project to reopen the bridge exit on Estero Boulevard in front of Margaritaville.

On Beach Talk Radio Sunday Mayor Dan Allers indicated that there’s a possibility the Town of Fort Myers Beach might be able to get off probation sooner than expected. The Mayor said FEMA, in a March 21st letter, gave the town a list of three things that needed to be completed. Here they are...

Drivers on Fort Myers Beach may see a little air let out of the traffic balloon this week. The Florida Department of Transportation has completed enough of its road construction project to reopen the bridge exit on Estero Boulevard in front of Margaritaville.

Town Manager Andy Hyatt, Executive Assistant Traci Kohler, and Human Resources Director Talissa Oliveira now say they will have a group of 5 potential candidates to take over as Town Manager for the community to meet on April 18th.

On Sunday’s Beach Talk Radio broadcast For Myers Beach Harbormaster Curtis Ludwig joined us. He updated the community on canal cleaning, the mooring field, how he likes the job one year after being hired and much more. Here’s how you can watch the interview.

The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 2025 annual meeting and awards ceremony on Friday, April 4th from 5PM to 8PM at Margaritaville. The meeting this year will be a “Carnival” theme. Tickets are $60 per person. 

Due to a family emergency the Peaceful Quiet Lenten Service of Scripture, Music, Darkness & Light scheduled for tonight at St Raphael’s Episcopal Church on Williams Drive has been cancelled.

Calusa Waterkeeper has invited Kate Rose of Florida Sea Grant to be guest speaker at its quarterly State of Our Water event Saturday April 12th, 9:30AM The Iona House at Calusa Nature Center, 3450 Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers.

Anyone with a suspended license or overdue traffic tickets may be eligible to get back on the road through the Lee County Clerk & Comptroller’s annual Operation Green Light.

Before Hurricane Ian, including Margaritaville’s 254 rooms, there were approximately 2,000 hotel rooms at 43 different locations on Fort Myers Beach. Where does that number stand today, nearly 2 ½ years after Hurricane Ian, and what’s the outlook for the next few years?