Over 20 people attended the first Saturday weekly service at the Mound House hosted by The Faith Center. Pam Antonucci from the Faith Center will be on Beach Talk Radio this Saturday at 11:30.

On Monday, Estero Boulevard property owners Eddie Rood and Kurt Kroemer may finally get their long-awaited permit to construct a dune walkover behind their homes. The permit is on the Town Council agenda under Town Attorney's items and simply says "Issuance of Dune Walkover."

Could it be residents on the South end of Fort Myers Beach didn't appreciate being called "poison" by committee chair Steve Johnson? Eight people have applied for 3 open seats on the town's Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force Committee.

The Fort Myers Beach Town Council will consider modifying an ordinance to allow island residents who own their home in a trust to obtain owner-builder permits. The town code now prohibits owner-builder permits if the property is owned in a trust.

On Wednesday of this week, the town of Fort Myers Beach started cracking down on property owners who are simply ignoring the mess they inherited from Hurricane Ian. The town is calling it an unsafe structure letter.

The planned redevelopment of Myerside Resort was well received by a crowd of about 40 people Thursday who showed up at DiamondHead to hear a presentation about the boutique hotel Beverly Milligan and Rolland Weinmann hope to build on the one acre piece of land they own on Estero Boulevard next to the library.

After the back end of Idalia created a few feet of storm surge during high tide, there were pockets of Fort Myers Beach that were washed over with sand and debris. When daylight hit on Wednesday, all hands were on deck as the Fort Myers Beach town staff went to work cleaning up the mess.

Jason and Jacinta, owners of Mango Rita's, are collecting donations for our neighbors up north. Fort Myers Beach residents and business owners understand the pain and the needs when a catastrophic storm hits.

The Fort Myers Beach Farmers Market put on by Linda Miller's 41markets.com returns to the beach today. The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the market, at its new location in Times Square, at 9:30AM.

The Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club is hosting the 12th Annual Putt & Pub – Saturday, January 20th, 2024. The popular event is being sponsored by The King Family Foundation. It promotes 10 non-profits and supports local bars and restaurants along the way.

The Marine & Environmental Resources Task Force Committee will have 3 open seats this year. If you're interested in joining the committee you should consider volunteering. Applications must be in to Town Clerk Amy Baker by Friday, September 8th. Here's the form.

In preparation for the 2024 election cycle, the Lee County Supervisor of Elections Office has begun mailing 150,000 Vote-by-Mail Request Expired Notices to registered voters who previously requested a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the 2022 General Election but have not yet submitted a request for 2024.