At its first budget public hearing this week the Fort Myers Beach Library Board voted unanimously to lower the millage rate to .1612 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

On Monday, at the recommendation of Town Manager Andy Hyatt, the Fort Myers BeachTown Council pulled an agenda item that would have adopted changes to the town’s Comprehensive Plan. Here's why...

Deepen your appreciation for our natural world while learning about the habitats, flora, and fauna on our barrier islands and in our coastal communities during a 6-week Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Systems course this fall. 

On Monday the Fort Myers Beach Town Council discussed how they plan to notify residents and business owners that have temporary structures that they must be removed by November 18th. FEMA is behind this push to get these structures off the island.

On October 26th Snug Harbor Restaurant is hosting The Aloia Roland 2024 Fish Like MADD Inshore Fishing Tournament. The catch and release tournament will target Snook, Redfish, and Seatrout and it's all to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 

Suncoast Pirates is hosting a pirate themed pub crawl Saturday September 28th to honor the two year anniversary of Hurricane Ian and celebrate the rebuilding of the bars and restaurants that have reopened since that day. 

The Town of Fort Myers Beach will be hosting a short ceremony to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Ian at Santini Plaza on Saturday, September 28th at 8AM. Speakers for the event should be announced later in the week and the Mayor is hoping to tie it into a business reopening ribbon cutting in the plaza.

The Beach Bar, which was located on I street before being wiped out by Hurricane Ian, received final approval to rebuild at Monday’s Town Council meeting. Because owner Greg Boyd was requesting a rezone of the property it needed to go through two public hearings. 

Our Island Tour Guide Alex King is back to take us on a tour of Mandalay Road and Gulf Island Drive. There’s a lot of new construction in that area and we’ll finish our walk at the gazebo that the association rebuilt. We go live at 8AM. Come out and say hello.

The Fort Myers Beach LPA meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 10th was canceled this week due to the lack of time for the town staff to be fully prepared to make a recommendation. Seagate's Red Coconut proposal was expected to be on the agenda. 

Green Bay Packers fans and Philadelphia Eagles fans get a free pass to the Fins Up Beach Club pool (good through 10/31) by showing up tonight at Lah De Dah to watch the game.

The second annual Revive The Vibe event will be held on September 14th on Fort Myers Beach. Beach Talk Radio will broadcast live from the event right outside Wahoo Willie’s.