Keep Lee County Beautiful is now taking nominations for their 2024 Environmental Stewardship Awards, which honor outstanding contributions to environmental stewardship and innovation through education and hands-on action within the community.

State Insurance USA held its annual 'Hats Off to You' event on November 12th at Margaritaville to celebrate local non-profit organizations they’ve supported throughout the year. 

After a presentation that took several hours during the LPA meeting Tuesday, the new Pink Shell 40-unit resort proposal was tabled until December. The reason was to give staff more time to review late arriving documents that were not in the Pink Shell’s original proposal.

Continental Hospitality Group took a lot of grief for not cleaning up their property at 2316/2320 Estero Boulevard, but in the end they received unanimous approval for their new 6-story 148-unit resort.

(By John and Leslie Munger) Thank you Beach Talk Radio for the opportunity to share our opinion that Fort Myers Beach must encourage and embrace responsible redevelopment, such as Seagate’s proposal for the Red Coconut.

FMB Strong continues to support the local community. With Thanksgiving a few weeks away, FMB is asking for help with donations with a goal of helping 100 local families. Your $75.00 donation will provide a full Thanksgiving dinner, including a delicious pie. DONATE

The Ostego Bay Foundation is hosting its 2024 Art of Nature Festival this Saturday from 9AM to 2PM at The Estero Island Historical Society at 161 Bay Road on Fort Myers Beach. The event is an opportunity for artists to showcase the beauty of nature.

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has hired Debbie Mooneyham as the manager for its upcoming branch on Fort Myers Beach, which is expected to open in 2026. Earlier this year SanCap purchased a .41 acre piece of land at 2670/2680 Estero Boulevard across from the Library.

When town staff considers whether to recommend approval or denial to the LPA and Town Council they have no idea how to apply public benefit the developer may be offering in their recommendation. Public benefit is very subjective and the town has yet to clearly define what public benefits they want.

This election was being touted as faster growth (Scott) vs. anti-big-building (Greg). In the end, Fort Myers Beach voters decided they were happy with Scott Safford’s performance since he was appointed 9 months ago and now he’ll serve a full 4-year term.

This Saturday at 11:30 at Margaritaville, newly reappointed LPA member John McLain is back on the show. The LPA will play a vital role in the redevelopment of the island. We’ll find out John’s vision for the future of Fort Myers Beach.

Lee County will be making a final pass of sand collection on Estero Boulevard beginning on November 18th. Residents are asked to place all remaining sand along the right of way to be removed.