Keep Lee County Beautiful needs the community to participate in their annual Community Appearance Index (Litter Index). This index allows KLCB to monitor levels of litter and debris to better guide in cleaning specific locations.

Mike and Dawn Miller will put shovels in the ground for the new Whale on Friday at 1PM. The Whale will be the first new restaurant/bar to be rebuilt after Hurricane Ian. The plan is to be open in the fall of 2025.

There will be no show at Margaritaville tomorrow. We're heading up to Tampa to run a Spartan Race at Raymond James Stadium. There will be video. The show returns Sunday at 11AM with Mayor Dan Allers. Send questions in advance to edryan@beachtalkradio.com

Hurricane season begins June 1st and the Lee County Visitors & Conventions Bureau is hosting its annual hurricane workshop on Thursday June 6th from 9AM to 11AM. Register HERE.

The Canada Florida Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking event tonight at Mr. Waves on Fort Myers Beach. The event is being organized to "promote business, trade, investment, and friendship between Canada and the Fort Myers area."

Calling local community members with interest in water quality. Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve is looking for volunteers to sample water quality in Estero Bay monthly as part of a long-term citizen science program, the Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network.

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach is celebrating its 15th anniversary of business. Doc Ford’s opened on the island in April 2009. The first Doc Ford's opened on Sanibel in 2003. There are also two locations in St. Petersburg.

It's possible, Fort Myers Beach might see some commercial development growth over the next 5 to 10 years. Yes, commercial buildings are gone, but proposals that are coming forward are bigger than what sat on those properties before Hurricane Ian. Can the town's infrastructure handle that?

At the group's annual meeting, held at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena Tuesday Night, the Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation distributed $93,000 in grants to beach non-profits and scholarships to qualifying 33931 students.

The big beach renourishment project the town was hoping to begin next month could be delayed again. Callan Marine has filed a bid protest after the town awarded the project to Ahtna Marine. Town Manager Andy Hyatt says he now has to huddle with the Town Attorney to see if this might delay the project.

The Local Planning Agency will be back in the spotlight Tuesday, May 14th. The new Cottage/Shuckers (pictured here), Myerside and Sandy Bottoms are all expected to be on the agenda. Three projects everyone in the community has been anxiously awaiting. Here are the details on all three...

Find out tomorrow morning when Mike and Dawn Miller join the show at 11AM. The Whale groundbreaking is May 17th and there's a full weekend of festivities to celebrate. At 11:30 the Red Viking Construction team will tell us all about several of their new home builds. Join us on the grass at License to Chill.