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.

Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell wants you to know that the “Refund of taxes for residential improvements rendered uninhabitable by a catastrophic event” may apply to properties impacted by Hurricane Idalia. Here's what you need to know...

Annie Meehan's newest book Choose to Soar is now on sale on Amazon. Meehan says the book helps "Navigate disruption in business and life," and was inspired by her surviving Hurricane Ian. Order the book HERE.

Inspired by her own Hurricane Ian experiences, Naples resident Sutton Shanahan decided to share her story. With the assistance of an artist, she transformed her narrative into a children's book.

The Fort Myers Beach Elementary PTO has announced the new location for its Cornhole Tournament. DiamondHead Resort will host the fundraiser that had been held at The Cottage before Hurricane Ian. This year the event will be November 11th.