366 tickets have been sold far for the second annual Mr’s Roper Caftan Crawl to benefit FMB Strong on Saturday, February 8th. The pub crawl starts at 11AM, it will make 8 stops and it begins at Margaritaville.

Amy Siewe, AKA The “Python Huntress,” abandoned a successful real estate business for her newfound passion of hunting the Burmese pythons threatening Florida’s native wildlife. The Naples resident has bagged over 600 pythons.

Customers of Doc Ford’s on Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach have been supporting Golisano Children’s Hospital simply by ordering a specialty cocktail. The restaurant’s Hospital Drink program donates $1 from each sale of select drinks and has raised $5,874 so far.

330 golfers participated in the 13th annual Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club Putt & Pub charity event this past Saturday where a record $65,000 was raised. The money will be distributed amongst 9 beach 501c3 organizations.   

28 months after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on Southwest Florida, SanCap President John Lai reported last week that of the 1,728 rooms that were available before Ian on Sanibel, only 483 are available today.

Between the years of 2019 and 2024 the Lee County Metropolitan Organization reports that there have been 556 accidents on the streets of Fort Myers Beach. There were 156 injuries in those crashes and 3 deaths.

The Fort Myers Beach MERTF committee has selected Bill and Will Perry, along with Chris and Ginger Weber (pictured), as winners of their MERTF Award. The award is given to individuals who promote good environmental stewardship on Fort Myers Beach.

It's one of the coolest runs of the year because the course includes the Matanzas Pass Bridge and a run in front of a parade crowd on Estero Boulevard. 

Dr. Mike Parsons is the guest speaker at the Mound House Wednesday night at 6:30PM. Parsons is the Professor of Marine Science and Director of the Vester Field Station at Florida Gulf Coast University. The name of the event is What’s in the Water?

Wednesday from 8AM to 12:30PM the Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual State of The Islands at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa. BTR will be there to cover the event which includes an incredible lineup of speakers.

State Administrative Judge John Van Laningham has ruled in favor of the Town of Fort Myers Beach regarding the removal of temporary structures after FEMA demanded the town start getting these structures out of the flood zone. 

Using the 20 people that died in Hurricane Ian, and the 2 men that died in the Palermo gas leak back in August as his setup, Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers asked members of the Florida Legislature to consider changing the law that allows 3rd party private inspectors.