Long-time Fort Myers Beach residents Rick and Amy Loughrey, who've been rebuilding their home on Estero Boulevard, join us on Saturday at 10AM. At 10:30, La Ola owner Tom Houghton is our guest. They all have a lot to share about the past 2 years. See the show live at License to Chill at Margaritaville.

On Saturday, September 28th it will have been 2 years since Hurricane Ian ripped through Southwest Florida, slamming Fort Myers Beach with catastrophic winds and massive storm surge. One week from tomorrow, there will be no looking back, only looking forward. 

The biggest musical event of the year is November 22nd - 24th. Def Leppard, Train and Brad Paisley headline The Harvest Nights Music Festival in Immokalee. Single day tickets go on sale today and all BTR followers get $50 off 3-day ticket packages (promo code: SUPPORT) CLICK HERE.

You may recall we reported back in July that the town of Fort Myers Beach notified the owner of 131-133 Estero Boulevard, Sergei Kaminskiy, his house needed to be demolished or the town would be knocking it down for him. After Kaminskiy’s lawyer threatened the town, the town backed down.

Monday at 5PM the Fort Myers Beach Town Council is expected to approve a millage rate of .99 per $1,000 of assessed property value for fiscal year 2025. It’s the same millage rate the town had on the books in both 2023 and 2024. 

A reminder that the Fort Myers Beach Town Council’s regularly scheduled meeting is Monday night at 6PM. It follows the second budget public hearing at 5:01PM. We will carry both the budget hearing and the regular meeting live on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel.

FMB Strong was honored with the 2023-2024 Champion Award from CareerSource Southwest Florida. The award recognized FMB Strong for supporting the CareerSource's mission of “connecting individuals to quality career opportunities and fostering economic growth in the region.”

Due to the uncertainty of what FEMA will do regarding the National Flood Insurance Program if the town does not take action, everyone that owns a trailer that cannot be easily hooked up to a pickup truck is getting a code violation today.

Carmine Naccarato hired a new attorney who told the same old story that resulted in an identical ruling: pay the big fine, stop operating an illegal parking lot on Fort Myers Beach and apply for a special exception. 

Known for his always smiling face, his funny hats, and his incredible magic, Mike Yost died from a heart attack Thursday. Mike’s friend Chris Stalbaum shared the news of Mike’s passing Thursday afternoon. 

Bay Oaks is gearing up for their annual Halloween Fright Night Friday, October 25th. Every year our followers generously donate bags of candy to help make the event a success. You can help again this year by donating something from the