That will be our topic for discussion Saturday morning at 11AM at Margaritaville when Lee County Mosquito Control District Executive Director David Hoel and Mosquito Control Board Commissioner David Farrar join the show.

Dr. Ronald Lea, a longtime resident and optometrist on Fort Myers Beach, passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2024. He was 88. His family will be hosting a celebration of life at 2PM Saturday, January 25th at 807 San Carlos Dr. 

We should know before the end of this month how a State Administrative Law Judge rules regarding whether or not La Ola can stay in Times Square. But this is a long way from over. The town wants restaurant owner Thomas Houghton to pack up his shipping containers and get gone ASAP.

We found out what happens when there’s an even number of board members and not a single one is willing to budge. On Thursday, with one LPA member absent, there was a tie on 2 votes regarding a proposed Food Truck Merchant Plaza on Estero Boulevard.

The Lee County Legislative Delegation met on Thursday and agreed to move to a referendum a vote to merge the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District with the Lee County Mosquito Control District. 

On Wednesday, one month after the LPA recommended the Town Council deny a new 6-story 40-unit boutique hotel that the owners of the Pink Shell want to build, the Town Council approved it by a vote of 3-1.

It will cost $377,000 to knock down the old Neptune resort on Estero Boulevard. The resort owner has chosen Extreme Demolition to do the work which is expected to take until the end of March once it begins.

With their 35 units right on the fresh newly delivered sand on Fort Myers Beach, Casa Playa is ready to start taking guests in the heart of downtown at 510 Estero Boulevard. Join us LIVE Saturday morning at 8AM on Facebook as we get an inside look at all the renovations, upgrades and features. 

The worst kept secret on Fort Myers Beach was confirmed Wednesday. The owners of Doc Ford’s and The Dixie Fish Company have officially announced they are the new owners of Bonita Bill’s. The restaurant is located under the Matanzas Pass Bridge before you come over to the beach

The second annual Mr’s Roper Caftan Crawl to benefit FMB Strong will be held on Fort Myers Beach Saturday, February 8th starting at 11AM. There will be 8 stops along the way starting at Margaritaville.

The owners of the Wyndham have started the process to knock down the 3 resort buildings on Estero Boulevard that had not been touched since Hurricane Ian.

Times Square property owner Terry Persaud will soon be asking the town to approve a new 4-story building in Times Square on property he owns. Persaud appears to be going it alone after being part of a Times Square group that pitched plans for the entire area.