Why? Why was Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs and Unincorporated Lee County Kicked out of the National Flood Insurance discount program? And why was Sanibel and the City of Fort Myers allowed to stay in?

The “Ding” Darling Visitor & Education Center will reopen tomorrow, after closing down to complete post-hurricane renovations.

Coastal Engineering President Michael Poff told the Fort Myers Beach Town Council this week that the current truck-haul beach renourishment project should be complete by June 1st with the big dredging project beginning in June. He says the goal is to have everything done by November 1st.

Several days after cutting a check for $188,000 for years of code violations for operating an illegal parking lot at 1661 Estero, the owner of the Key Estero Shops Carmine Nacarato was back in business charging for parking without the proper town permits.

The Beach Kids Foundation has launched their 2024-2025 scholarship application. Students must live on Fort Myers Beach or have a parent, grandparent or guardian who lives or works in the 33931 zip code. Deadline to submit is June 15th. Download an application HERE.

After taking Easter Sunday off, Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers returns to the hot seat Sunday at 11AM at Wahoo Willies. The restaurant opens at 9AM for breakfast. Our second Sunday guest is Rebecca Link, the town's CDBG-DR Advisory Committee member.

We'll find out Saturday when Sanibel/Captiva Chamber of Commerce President John Lai joins Beach Talk Radio live at Margaritaville. In addition to participating in a lot of ribbon cutting's lately, Sanibel is turning 50 years old and John will tell us all about the upcoming celebrations.

The viral video of the lady speeding down Fort Myers Beach in a white jeep was all over Facebook and the local news channels this past weekend. It didn't take long for the Lee County Sheriff's Office to track her down. Here's what we know.

On Monday the Fort Myers Beach Town Council took steps to purchase the building at 6231 Estero Boulevard for $7 million. If the town is able to close the deal, government operations could be run out of the building by January of 2025.

On Monday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a second consecutive year of the state's Toll Relief Program, which will cut the toll rates of frequent commuters in half by applying a toll credit from April 2024 to March 2025.

Andy Glockner took us on a tour of the Seaside Condo building Saturday. The building, which is located right on the beach, was hammered by Hurricane Ian. Andy gave us an update on the 51 units in the building, when he expects to be back open and how they are battling with insurance and assessments. Watch the walkaround HERE.

Fort Myers Beach non-profit FMB Strong has launched a new monthly email newsletter. The FMB Strong team says the newsletter will strengthen connections with the local community and provide updates on FMB Strong's initiatives, events, and success stories.